Bob Hendley vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Bob Hendley
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Hendley 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 96), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 96). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Hendley and Bob James

Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
3.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2638
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
8.84
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
5.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
38.53
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
4.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3430
35.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bob Hendley and Bob James

Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2638
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.71
94.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Hendley and Bob James

Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
222
470.67
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
515.19
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
48.76
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
42.4
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.36
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
59.36
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
86.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
25.44
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
67.84
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.84
-6.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.92
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
209.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
46.64
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hendley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA