Bert James vs. Rance Pless — Career Comparison

Bert James
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Rance Pless
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Bert James and Rance Pless are closely matched on the surface stats. Bert James posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.400 vs .354) and batting average (.286 vs .271). Rance Pless had the advantage in slugging (.329 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 Rance Pless

Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
300
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
531.25
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
143.75
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
118.75
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
74.18
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.65
54.07
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
175
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
212.5
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
56.25
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
81.25
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
87.44
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.05
62.84
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
62.5
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Bert James and Rance Pless

Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.53
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.58
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.7
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0