Bob James vs. Mike Minor — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Minor
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Minor 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 96). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Mike Minor

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.46
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.98
47.98
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.29
77.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
4.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4227
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1409
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1350
8.62
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
7.52
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
8.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5904
37.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
4.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5374
34.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Mike Minor

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.46
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4227
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1409
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.583
0.583
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.29
77.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Mike Minor

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
733.88
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
538.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
61.98
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
42.15
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.88
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.96
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.83
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.64
16.46
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
91.74
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
84.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24.79
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-1.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
247.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
39.67
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.96
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Minor
Career
Per 600 PA