Red Howard vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Red Howard
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Howard 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 4.97 and 1.468 for Red Howard. By the career numbers, Bob James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Howard and Bob James

Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.97
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
9.67
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.58
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
40.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.79
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
6.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
36.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Red Howard and Bob James

Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.98
50.98
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Howard and Bob James

Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
56
323.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
507.69
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
138.46
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.61
72.78
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
190.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
196.15
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
92.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
81.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.8
20.8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA