Bob James vs. Jim Moroney — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Moroney
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Moroney 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. Jim Moroney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.468 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Jim Moroney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Jim Moroney

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.78
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.69
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
9.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
3.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
38.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
33.9
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
32.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Jim Moroney

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.85
84.85
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Jim Moroney

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
21.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
10.8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
244.44
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Jim Moroney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Moroney
Career
Per 600 PA