Bob James vs. Kevin Mulvey — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Mulvey
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Mulvey 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 7.9 and 1.756 for Kevin Mulvey. 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 Kevin Mulvey

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
7.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
6.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
43.13
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
7.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.13
43.13

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Kevin Mulvey

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Kevin Mulvey

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
857.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-34.17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Mulvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Mulvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0