Jim Holmes vs. Carl Scheib — Career Comparison

Jim Holmes
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Scheib
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Scheib built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Holmes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Holmes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 4.88 and 1.516 for Carl Scheib. By the career numbers, Jim Holmes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Holmes and Carl Scheib

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.24
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.9
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.55
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.4
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.49
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
4.88
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3212
27
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070.2
9
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.63
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
9.5
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.83
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.14
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
4.14
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.44
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.796
0.796
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
37.47
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4714
39.63
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.84
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.05
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.51
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
5.33
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
31.59
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4191
35.23
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Jim Holmes and Carl Scheib

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.94
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
363.15
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
91.8
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.29
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
257.85
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.84
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
361.8
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.47
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
349.65
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.64
96.64
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.963
0.963
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
25.65
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Holmes and Carl Scheib

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
397.97
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
600
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
468
569.57
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
142.39
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
111.97
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.04
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.3
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.09
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
30.43
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
26.79
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.46
50.46
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
192.29
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
169.17
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
62.07
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
71.81
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
127.79
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
31.45
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.11
54.9
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.56
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
71.81
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.65
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 600 PA
16
19.47
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Scheib
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100