Bob James vs. Whitey Moore — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Whitey Moore
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Whitey Moore 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. Whitey Moore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.445 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Whitey Moore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Whitey Moore

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
2.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.11
45.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1540
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
7.89
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.44
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
5.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.013
1.013
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2258
39.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
4.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1942
34.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Whitey Moore

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.684
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Whitey Moore

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
133
461.27
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
55.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.02
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.55
5.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
69.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.87
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.56
-15.8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.87
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
107.51
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
5.58
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.87
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Moore
Career
Per 600 PA