Bob James vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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 3.99 and 1.409 for Russ Meyer. 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 Russ Meyer

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
3.99
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Russ Meyer

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Russ Meyer

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.11
10.66
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
82.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.36
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.72
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.44
-3.62
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA