Pete Harnisch vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Pete Harnisch
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Harnisch 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 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 88), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 97). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Pete Harnisch and Bob James

Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
1.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.51
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.87
51.87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
3.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
8.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
3.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
6.28
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.064
1.064
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.23
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.23
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8332
38.28
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
4.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.49
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7430
34.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Pete Harnisch and Bob James

Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
1.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.77
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Harnisch and Bob James

Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
331.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
521.69
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
67.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.76
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.32
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.36
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.51
13.74
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
92.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
80.34
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.68
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
29.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
68.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.38
-1.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
152.54
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
63.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA