Lefty James vs. Erik Sabel — Career Comparison

Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty James built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Lefty James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty James and Erik Sabel

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.92
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.84
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.23
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
38.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Lefty James and Erik Sabel

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty James and Erik Sabel

Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
9.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-4.27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
270.97
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA