Tex Hughson vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Tex Hughson
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Hughson 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. Tex Hughson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Tex Hughson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Hughson and Bob James

Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.33
69.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
2.94
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4127
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1270
8.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
4.53
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5663
37.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
3.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5280
34.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Tex Hughson and Bob James

Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.338
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Hughson and Bob James

Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
225
252.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
501.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
59.44
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
53.83
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.31
12.69
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
65.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
103.18
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
23.55
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
56.07
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.77
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
42.62
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
150.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
54.95
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA