Bunny Hearn vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Bunny Hearn
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh RebelsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bunny Hearn 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. Bunny Hearn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Bunny Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bunny Hearn and Bob James

Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.56
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
9.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1630
36.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
34.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bunny Hearn and Bob James

Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
15.23
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
31.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
30.46
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bunny Hearn and Bob James

Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
66
282.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
570
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
102.86
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
81.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.98
29.92
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
132.86
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
120
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
42.86
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.84
25.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
158.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA