Bob James vs. Silvio Martinez — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Silvio Martinez
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Silvio Martinez 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 68), walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 91). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Silvio Martinez

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.48
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.49
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.21
49.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.31
81.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1748
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
8.77
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
3.66
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.802
0.802
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2490
38.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
4.54
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2204
34.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Silvio Martinez

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1748
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.31
81.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Silvio Martinez

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
108
317.65
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
526.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
76.47
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.76
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.06
14.87
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
91.18
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
88.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.24
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
29.41
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.65
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.79
5.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.76
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
229.41
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.82
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.94
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Silvio Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA