Bill James vs. Tot Pressnell — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tot Pressnell
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Tot Pressnell. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.28 vs 3.8) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.294). 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 Tot Pressnell

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.63
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
3.8
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
9.35
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.31
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.29
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.2
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
2.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.553
0.553
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.34
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2259
38.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.16
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
4.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
35.99
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Tot Pressnell

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Tot Pressnell

Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
553.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
149
535.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
24
86.23
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
22
79.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.32
19.1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
26
93.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
33
118.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.71
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
77.14
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
89.82
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
16.48
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
44
125.71
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
93.41
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.42
6.42
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Tot Pressnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tot Pressnell
Career
Per 600 PA