Jim Hughes vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Jim Hughes
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Hughes and Bob James are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bob James had the edge in WHIP (1.371 vs 1.476). By the career numbers, Bob 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 Jim Hughes and Bob James

Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
5.23
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
3.83
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
8.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.91
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.62
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
5.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
39.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.74
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
34.42
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jim Hughes and Bob James

Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
8.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Hughes and Bob James

Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
172
1842.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
567.86
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.26
13.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
3.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA