Bill James vs. Chris Resop — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Resop
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill James built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Resop 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 4.62 and 1.623 for Chris Resop. 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 Chris Resop

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
8.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.12
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
9.58
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.85
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.85
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
7.55
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.37
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
40.57
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.33
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.81
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
34.99
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.57
40.57

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Chris Resop

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
8.72
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243.2
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.78
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.26
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.144
0.144
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Chris Resop

Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
203
294.92
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
23500
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
520.1
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
74.09
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.72
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
19
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
85.71
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.68
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.75
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.26
13.45
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-7.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
39.23
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
200.48
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Resop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Chris Resop
Career
Per 600 PA