Bob James vs. Bill McCall — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill McCall
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McCall 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 3.97 and 1.271 for Bill McCall. 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 Bill McCall

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.61
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.82
59.82
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.6
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
3.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1879
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
8.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
0.854
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2185
31.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.95
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
33.9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1910
27.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.4
31.4

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Bill McCall

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.97
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.68
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.15
94.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.18
60.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Bill McCall

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
116
267.69
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
546.92
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
103.85
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.85
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
36.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
133.85
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
152.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
48.46
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
36.92
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
85.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.55
42.8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
260
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100