Bob James vs. Joe Moeller — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Moeller
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Moeller 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 93). Joe Moeller held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 118). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Joe Moeller

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
2.56
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.56
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
4.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1751
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
9.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.85
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
4.73
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.828
0.828
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2504
38.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
35.51
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Joe Moeller

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
2.56
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.68
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.64
96.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Joe Moeller

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
166
572.41
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
534.48
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
68.97
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
68.97
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.01
10.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
68.97
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
96.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.69
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.34
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
31.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-1.19
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
268.97
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Moeller
Career
Per 600 PA