Bob James vs. Ray Moss — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Moss
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Moss 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 4.95 and 1.594 for Ray Moss. 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 Ray Moss

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.42
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
4.95
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1248
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
10.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
4.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
40.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
5.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
36.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Ray Moss

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.6
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.777
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Ray Moss

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
117
433.33
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
551.85
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
62.96
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.65
20.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
103.7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
111.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.56
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
44.44
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
100
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.66
13.56
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
137.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
4.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Moss
Career
Per 600 PA