Bob James vs. Booker McDaniel — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Booker McDaniel
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Booker McDaniel 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. Booker McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.64 and WHIP 1.140 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Booker McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Booker McDaniel

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.66
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.77
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.48
46.48
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.61
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
7.83
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
6.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
37.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.84
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.41
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1466
34.27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Booker McDaniel

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.68
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.79
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Booker McDaniel

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
77
288.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
577.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
86.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.89
52.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
198.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
153.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
112.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
55.24
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100