Bob James vs. Juanelo Mirabal — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Juanelo Mirabal
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCuban Stars EastAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher

Juanelo Mirabal 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 5.25 and 1.513 for Juanelo Mirabal. 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 Juanelo Mirabal

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.53
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.27
41.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
5.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1553
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
10.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.69
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1873
32.56
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
6.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
33.9
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1634
28.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.56
32.56

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Juanelo Mirabal

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.74
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.51
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.806
1.806
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Juanelo Mirabal

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
95
250
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
521.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
86.84
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
81.58
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.68
25.47
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
94.74
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
55.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
23.68
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.95
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.61
27.91
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
50
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.5
28.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Juanelo Mirabal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100