Joe Hatten vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Joe Hatten
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Hatten 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 3.87 and 1.487 for Joe Hatten. By the career numbers, Bob James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hatten and Bob James

Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.93
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.02
57.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.95
63.95
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
3.87
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1124
9.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.58
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
4.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
3.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4723
39.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
4.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4212
34.87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Joe Hatten and Bob James

Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.262
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hatten and Bob James

Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
244
376.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
550.64
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
87.92
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
78.66
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.63
16.4
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
97.17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
103.34
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
37.02
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
77.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.84
9
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
152.7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
33.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA