Josh James vs. Denny Lemaster — Career Comparison

Josh James
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Denny Lemaster built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Lemaster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.64 and 1.322 for Josh James. By the career numbers, Denny Lemaster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh James and Denny Lemaster

Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
6.16
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.53
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.64
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.2
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.75
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1703
8.57
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.52
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.93
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.15
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.02
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
13.33
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
6.57
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.44
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
38.9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.03
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.81
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
33.08
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6911
34.79
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Josh James and Denny Lemaster

Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
6.16
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
27
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.2
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788
9
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.17
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.63
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.56
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh James and Denny Lemaster

Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
73
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
335.74
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
600
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
519.12
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
67.71
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
56.43
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.58
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.29
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.48
17.38
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
87.46
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
98.75
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.51
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
53.61
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
6.81
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.09
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
192
180.56
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
44.2
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.7
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA