Bob James vs. Rube Manning — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Manning
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Manning 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. Rube Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Rube Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Rube Manning

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.51
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.86
67.86
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
8.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
3.8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
36.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
33.9
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
32.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Rube Manning

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.84
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.835
1.835
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.06
67.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Rube Manning

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
87
271.88
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
562.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
103.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
87.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.39
29.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
125
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.88
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
59.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
28.33
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.88
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
125
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100