Justin James vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Justin James
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 2.750 compared to 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. By the career numbers, Justin James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Justin James and Bill Williams

Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
42.19
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Justin James and Bill Williams

Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin James and Bill Williams

Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-60
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA