Bill James vs. Harry Thompson — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Thompson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Harry Thompson. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.28 vs 4.23) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.355). 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 Harry Thompson

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.44
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.23
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
10.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.31
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.79
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.2
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.398
0.398
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2217
36.84
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
36.76
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.79
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
34.64
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Harry Thompson

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Harry Thompson

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
320.93
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
111.63
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.16
34.74
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
42.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
139.53
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
140
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.71
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.98
39.94
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
45.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
44
125.71
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.5
21.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100