Josh James vs. Matt Moore — Career Comparison

Josh James
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Moore
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Moore 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. Matt Moore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 4.64 and 1.322 for Josh James. By the career numbers, Matt Moore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh James and Matt Moore

Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
6.16
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
2.91
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.29
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.64
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4.39
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
27
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
27
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.2
9
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142.2
9
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.75
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1097
8.64
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.52
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.18
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.15
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.83
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
13.33
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1053
8.29
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.54
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.32
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
38.9
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4961
39.07
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.03
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.39
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.81
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
4.73
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.64
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
33.08
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4373
34.44
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07

Fielding Stats for Josh James and Matt Moore

Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
6.16
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
2.91
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.29
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
27
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
27
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.2
9
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142.2
9
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.32
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.94
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.35
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.26
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.434
0.434
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh James and Matt Moore

Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
73
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
1892.31
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
600
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
533.33
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.15
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.15
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
2.83
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.15
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.82
-24.72
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
47
241.03
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.38
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA