Bob James vs. Joe Magrane — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Magrane
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Magrane built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob James led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 84), walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 109). Joe Magrane held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 209 vs 113). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob James.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Joe Magrane

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.56
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.97
45.97
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
3.81
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
8.87
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
4.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
38.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.24
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.81
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4161
34.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Joe Magrane

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.56
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.51
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.4
94.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Joe Magrane

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
196
357.45
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
510.64
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
71.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
47.42
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.41
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.26
22.36
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
109.42
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
94.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.65
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
51.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.77
10.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
180.55
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
65.65
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA