Bob James vs. Bert Maxwell — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Maxwell
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Maxwell 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 4.16 and 1.508 for Bert Maxwell. By the career numbers, Bob James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Bert Maxwell

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.53
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.66
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
10.51
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
39.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
35.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Bert Maxwell

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
17.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
21.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Bert Maxwell

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
280
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
533.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
5.94
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
80
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.05
-13.95
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.09
4.09
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Maxwell
Career
Per 600 PA