Joe Fontenot vs. James McJames — Career Comparison

Joe Fontenot
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
James McJames
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Fontenot built a career as a starting pitcher and James McJames as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James McJames posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 6.33 and 1.805 for Joe Fontenot. By the career numbers, James McJames had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Fontenot and James McJames

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.07
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.48
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.53
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.69
49.69
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.01
91.01
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.91
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.33
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.43
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4084
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361.1
9
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.81
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
9.35
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.22
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.72
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.06
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
3.92
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.27
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.37
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
43.03
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5933
39.22
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
7.17
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.39
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.27
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.781
1.781
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
36.91
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5314
35.13
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Joe Fontenot and James McJames

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4083
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.24
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.03
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.5
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
2.27
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.927
1.927
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Fontenot and James McJames

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
191.4
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
600
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
577.42
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
93.55
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
75.27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.98
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.27
22.87
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
116.13
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
111.83
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45.16
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.94
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.1
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-56.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.43
16.59
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
98.92
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.07
6.07
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.3
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100