David Hess vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

David Hess
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than David Hess. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.2 vs 6.25) and WHIP (1.431 vs 1.545). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for David Hess and Bill James

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.12
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.54
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.84
54.84
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
6.25
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
10.35
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.42
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.89
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.37
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
40.78
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
7.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for David Hess and Bill James

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.94
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for David Hess and Bill James

David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
3381.82
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
294.92
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
520.1
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
74.09
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.72
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.66
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
19
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
85.71
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.68
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
53.75
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-32.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.26
13.45
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
39.23
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
200.48
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33