Bert James vs. Matt McLain — Career Comparison

Bert James
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Matt McLain
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bert James and Matt McLain are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt McLain posted stronger numbers in OPS (.735 vs .686) and slugging (.411 vs .286). Bert James had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .323). By the career numbers, Matt McLain 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 Matt McLain

Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
144.49
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
600
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
535.71
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
133.47
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
86.94
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
25.1
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.45
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
18.98
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
46.53
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
74.18
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.56
76.26
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
220.41
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
193.47
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Matt McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Matt McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
84.49
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
61.22
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
126.73
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
87.44
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.01
75.92
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.35
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
52.65
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Matt McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
282
172.65
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
Matt McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.48
3.48
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Matt McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.45
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.96
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.59
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.29
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
23.88
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
82.05
82.05

Fielding Stats for Bert James and Matt McLain

Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.07
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5915
27
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971.2
9
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.53
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.37
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
2.27
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Matt McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
3.69
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.7
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
3.64
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.406
3.406
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.02
94.02
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Matt McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.45
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0