Bill James vs. Chuck Porter — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chuck Porter
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Chuck Porter. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.2 vs 4.14) and home runs allowed (0.12 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Chuck Porter

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.12
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.96
62.96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
10.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.56
10.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.16
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.802
0.802
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
38.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
36.23
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Chuck Porter

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.05
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.29
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.76
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.06
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.82
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.96
62.96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Chuck Porter

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
294.92
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
600
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
520.1
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
74.09
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.72
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
19
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
85.71
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.68
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.75
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.26
13.45
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA