Bert James vs. Billy Martin — Career Comparison

Bert James
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Billy Martin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bert James and Billy Martin are closely matched on the surface stats. Bert James posted stronger numbers in OPS (.686 vs .670) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .301). Billy Martin had the advantage in slugging (.369 vs .286). By the career numbers, Bert James had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bert James and Billy Martin

Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1021
164.81
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3717
600
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3419
551.9
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
141.57
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
104.6
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
22.11
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.52
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.33
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
36.97
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
74.18
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364.21
58.79
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1262
203.71
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1097
177.08
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
68.6
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
53.75
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
112.03
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
87.44
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386.18
62.34
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.17
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
30.35
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.29
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
57.3
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
8.33
8.33
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.47
10.47
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.88
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.71
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
96
15.5
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
5.49
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.68
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
10.17
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
53.97
53.97

Fielding Stats for Bert James and Billy Martin

Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
1.66
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.03
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15968
27
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5322.2
9
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.53
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2022
3.42
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2252
3.81
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.18
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4383
7.41
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.7
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4274
7.23
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.51
97.51
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.348
4.348
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.95
61.95
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
1.04
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0