Tommy Greene vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Tommy Greene
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Greene built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Greene led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 113), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 110), and strikeout rate (K%+ 127 vs 121). Bob James held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 105). Role difference aside, Tommy Greene holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Greene and Bob James

Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.32
60.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.51
81.51
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
8.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
6.61
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.118
1.118
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2690
38.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
4.44
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2378
34.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Tommy Greene and Bob James

Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.88
93.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.51
81.51
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Greene and Bob James

Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
122
303.73
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
530.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
117.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
89.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.65
43.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
164.32
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
146.89
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.79
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.3
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
87.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.18
45.27
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.88
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
146.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.34
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA