Bert James vs. Otto Velez — Career Comparison

Bert James
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Otto Velez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter

Looking at the career totals, Bert James and Otto Velez are closely matched on the surface stats. Otto Velez posted stronger numbers in OPS (.815 vs .686) and slugging (.441 vs .286). Bert James had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .374). By the career numbers, Otto Velez 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 Otto Velez

Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
175.8
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2174
600
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
504
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1802
497.33
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Otto Velez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
124.75
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
76.17
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
24.01
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.04
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
21.53
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
48.57
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
74.18
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311.69
86.02
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
219.41
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
799
220.52
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Otto Velez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Otto Velez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
67.34
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
75.07
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
120.88
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
87.44
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309.57
85.44
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.04
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
92.73
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.69
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Otto Velez
Career
Per 600 PA
414
114.26
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
Otto Velez
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Otto Velez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.48
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.42
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Otto Velez
Career
Per 600 PA
41
11.32
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.66
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.76
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.42
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Otto Velez
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Bert James and Otto Velez

Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.2
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.02
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7222
27
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407.1
9
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.53
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
2.95
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Otto Velez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
3.16
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.7
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
3.09
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.584
2.584
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otto Velez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.31
85.31
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Otto Velez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Velez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Velez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Velez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Velez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0