Bill James vs. Zach Phillips — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zach Phillips
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill James built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 3.22 and 1.522 for Zach Phillips. By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Zach Phillips

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.12
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.63
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
8.06
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
40.3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
4.26
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.22
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
36.27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Zach Phillips

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.88
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.074
0.074
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Zach Phillips

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
294.92
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
600
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
520.1
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
74.09
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.72
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
19
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
85.71
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.68
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.75
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.26
13.45
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Zach Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Zach Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA