Jesse Haines vs. Mike James — Career Comparison

Jesse Haines
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Mike James
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jesse Haines built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jesse Haines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 3.67 and 1.436 for Mike James. By the career numbers, Jesse Haines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Haines and Mike James

Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.56
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.09
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.59
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.44
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.07
57.07
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.91
69.91
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.58
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
3.64
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.67
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9626
27
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3208.2
9
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
3460
9.7
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
8.17
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.46
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
2.44
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.27
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
2.75
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
7.08
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.15
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.16
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13644
38.27
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
39.15
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.27
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1556
4.36
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.13
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12716
35.67
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
33.33
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Jesse Haines and Mike James

Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
27
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.15
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.58
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.58
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.365
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Haines and Mike James

Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
276.77
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
86700
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
600
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
555.52
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
103.29
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
89.46
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.37
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
13.84
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.2
25.31
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
121.09
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
118.62
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
37.56
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
39.04
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
75.12
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.15
23.8
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
14.83
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
246
121.58
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
29.16
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.49
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA