Bill James vs. Bob Weiland — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Weiland
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Bob Weiland. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.28 vs 4.24) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.494). 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 Bob Weiland

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.8
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.01
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.16
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.24
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4165
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1388.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
9.48
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
3.96
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.2
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6150
39.87
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
794
5.15
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5502
35.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Bob Weiland

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Bob Weiland

Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
331.08
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
529.48
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
68.13
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
53.78
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
7.17
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.71
18.78
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
93.23
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
100.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
25.1
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
22.71
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
44.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
7.23
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
31.08
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
125.71
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
167
199.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
3.01
3.01
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.78
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100