Bob James vs. A. D. Young — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
A. D. Young
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

A. D. Young 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 5.21 and 1.414 for A. D. Young. 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 A. D. Young

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.93
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9.64
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
37.99
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
34.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Bob James and A. D. Young

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.99
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and A. D. Young

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
10
352.94
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
13.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
8.45
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
A. D. Young
Career
Per 600 PA