Dave Hillman vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Dave Hillman
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Hillman 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 88), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 103). Dave Hillman held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 118). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Hillman and Bob James

Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
2.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.92
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.04
34.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.87
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
9.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.67
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
4.27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2664
38.42
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
4.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2476
35.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Dave Hillman and Bob James

Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
2.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.92
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1873
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.78
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.28
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.93
96.93
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.04
34.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Hillman and Bob James

Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
197
618.85
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
512.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
50.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
43.98
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.65
11.46
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
56.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
100.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.85
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-1.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
267.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA