Bob James vs. Sandy McDougal — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sandy McDougal
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sandy McDougal 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 1.469 for Sandy McDougal. 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 Sandy McDougal

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.608
0.608
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
36.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
33.9
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
33.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Sandy McDougal

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Sandy McDougal

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
211.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
16
564.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-7.33
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA