Mike James vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Mike James
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 3.96 and 1.500 for Bill Phyle. By the career numbers, Mike James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike James and Bill Phyle

Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.96
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
8.17
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
7.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
39.15
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.13
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
33.33
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Mike James and Bill Phyle

Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.58
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.58
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike James and Bill Phyle

Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
86700
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
568.75
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
53.13
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
78.13
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
30
93.75
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100