Bernie James vs. Tom Saffell — Career Comparison

Bernie James
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Tom Saffell
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Bernie James posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Saffell. Bernie James posted stronger numbers in OPS (.630 vs .605) and slugging (.321 vs .296). Tom Saffell had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bernie 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 Bernie James and Tom Saffell

Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
263.08
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
239.47
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
600
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
546.92
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
531.96
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
140.77
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
126.36
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
106.92
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.85
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.25
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.3
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.08
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
19.44
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.07
60.17
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58.33
51.55
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
175.38
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
157.29
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
182.31
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
179.38
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
80.77
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
80.41
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
46.15
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
35.35
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
124.62
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
110.46
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.55
68.2
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64.88
57.33
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
17
39.23
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
52.14
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.65
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
60
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
108
95.43
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
6.29
6.29
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.54
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.02
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.19
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.95
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.84
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
90
90

Fielding Stats for Bernie James and Tom Saffell

Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.68
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.86
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
27
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324.2
9
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
10.48
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
10.98
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
10.76
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.26
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.052
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.296
2.296
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.34
18.34
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0