Bill James vs. Bill Vinton — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Vinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill James built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Vinton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Vinton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.46 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 3.2 and 1.431 for Bill James. By the career numbers, Bill Vinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Bill Vinton

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.55
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.12
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
3.2
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
8.66
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.09
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.59
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
39.98
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.22
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
6.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.78
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Bill Vinton

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.21
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.55
84.55
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.325
2.325
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Bill Vinton

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
294.92
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
157.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
141
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
570.21
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
74.09
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
63.83
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
51.06
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.72
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.77
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.17
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.77
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
19
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
12.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
85.71
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
76.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.68
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
93.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
68.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.43
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
53.75
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
106.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.26
13.45
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-3.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.79
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
140.43
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
2.99
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA