Dick Hughes vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Dick Hughes
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Hughes 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. Dick Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.78 and WHIP 1.005 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Dick Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hughes and Bob James

Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.99
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.97
68.97
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.78
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
307.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
6.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.85
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
6.74
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
35.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
32.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
33.9
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Dick Hughes and Bob James

Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.99
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.23
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.79
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hughes and Bob James

Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
71
398.13
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
67.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
67.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.53
8.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
67.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
39.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.22
-6.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
241.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA