Bob James vs. Brian Matusz — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Matusz
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Bob James a clear advantage over Brian Matusz across the core pitching metrics. Bob James led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 96). Bob James was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Brian Matusz

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
4.77
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.64
24.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
9.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
3.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
7.52
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
7.87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2335
39.75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
5.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2081
35.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Brian Matusz

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
4.77
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.94
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.64
24.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Brian Matusz

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
279
7971.43
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
21000
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA