Mike Harkey vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Mike Harkey
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Harkey 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. Bob James led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 74), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 89). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Harkey and Bob James

Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
9.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.825
0.825
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2852
39.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
35.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Mike Harkey and Bob James

Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.44
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.89
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.78
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.2
94.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.992
0.992
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.15
80.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Harkey and Bob James

Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
132
419.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
520.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
95.24
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
79.37
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
22.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
111.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
107.94
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60.32
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
20.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
161.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
66.67
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA