Bob James vs. Bob Muncrief — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Muncrief
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Muncrief 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 a career ERA of 3.8 against Bob Muncrief's 3.8, with WHIP of 1.371 and 1.352 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Bob Muncrief

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
1.85
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.51
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.38
49.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.29
57.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4204
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1401.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
1503
9.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.69
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
2.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
3.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5968
38.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
4.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5561
35.72
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Bob Muncrief

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Bob Muncrief

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
348.19
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
527.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
81.93
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
71.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.02
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.82
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.84
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.61
16.39
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
97.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
107.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
30.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
62.65
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.01
9.65
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.3
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
128.92
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
4.65
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.99
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Career
Per 600 PA
13
15.66
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.41
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Muncrief
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50