Bob James vs. Chappie McFarland — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chappie McFarland
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chappie McFarland 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. Chappie McFarland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Chappie McFarland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Chappie McFarland

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.57
90.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
9.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
3.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3520
37.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3310
35.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Chappie McFarland

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.74
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2520
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.62
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.44
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.028
3.028
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.09
65.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Chappie McFarland

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
106
199.37
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
551.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
79
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
67.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.64
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.64
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.98
20.65
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.92
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
116.61
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
20.69
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
60.19
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
14.58
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.76
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.86
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
118.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100