Bill James vs. Ed Klepfer — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Klepfer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Ed Klepfer. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.28 vs 2.81) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.327). 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 Ed Klepfer

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.97
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.01
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.41
56.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.02
51.02
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.81
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1343
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
447.2
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
9.19
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.31
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.75
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.2
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.32
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2217
36.84
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
36.53
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.7
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
33.65
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Ed Klepfer

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Ed Klepfer

Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
405.52
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
145
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
125
517.24
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
3.91
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
74.48
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
28.97
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.52
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.84
-20.04
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
125.71
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
47
194.48
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.1
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA