Bob James vs. Takashi Saito — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Takashi Saito
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Takashi Saito a clear advantage over Bob James across the core pitching metrics. Takashi Saito led in home run suppression (HR9+ 238 vs 113), run prevention (ERA+ 199 vs 111), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 182 vs 110). Takashi Saito was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Takashi Saito

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.61
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.24
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
6.66
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.67
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
7.52
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
10.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.65
10.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
36.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.67
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
33.9
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
32.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Takashi Saito

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Takashi Saito

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
279
7971.43
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
101400
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
428.57
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA