Bob James vs. Mike Montgomery — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Montgomery
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Montgomery 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 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 109). Mike Montgomery held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 171 vs 113). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob James.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Mike Montgomery

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.84
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
8.72
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
6.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.144
1.144
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
38.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2047
34.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Mike Montgomery

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.98
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Mike Montgomery

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
184
1298.82
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
564.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.44
17.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-2.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
282.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA