Bob James vs. Mike Matthews — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Matthews
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Bob James a clear advantage over Mike Matthews across the core pitching metrics. Bob James led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 92), walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 97). Mike Matthews held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 113). Bob James was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Mike Matthews

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.54
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
6.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
39.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.74
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
33.9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
33.8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Mike Matthews

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.51
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.68
92.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.165
0.165
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Mike Matthews

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
231
4950
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
27.97
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
5.28
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA