Kevin Hart vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Kevin Hart
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Hart 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 5.26 and 1.797 for Kevin Hart. By the career numbers, Bob James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Hart and Bob James

Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.83
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.79
29.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
10.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
6.62
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
41.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.747
1.747
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
35.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.97
41.97
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Kevin Hart and Bob James

Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.79
29.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Hart and Bob James

Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
47
829.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.9
15.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
123.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.67
11.84
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA