Bill James vs. Charlie Sproull — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Sproull
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Charlie Sproull. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.2 vs 5.94) and WHIP (1.431 vs 1.826). 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 Charlie Sproull

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.35
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.12
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.54
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.88
55.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.94
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
10.91
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.41
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.52
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.25
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
42.95
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.41
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
7.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
37.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Charlie Sproull

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Charlie Sproull

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
294.92
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
523.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
538.46
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.09
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
63.92
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.72
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
19
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
12.06
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
85.71
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.68
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.43
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
53.75
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.26
13.45
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
4.72
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
2.99
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA