James McJames vs. Billy Norman — Career Comparison

James McJames
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Billy Norman
Lost GenerationKansasNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Billy Norman built a career as a starting pitcher and James McJames as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Billy Norman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 3.43 and 1.452 for James McJames. By the career numbers, Billy Norman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James McJames and Billy Norman

James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.47
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.07
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.53
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.69
49.69
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.91
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
3.43
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.4
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4084
27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
27
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361.1
9
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
9
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
9.35
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.3
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
3.72
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.93
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
3.92
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.65
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5933
39.22
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
39.71
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
5.39
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.88
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5314
35.13
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
36.53
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for James McJames and Billy Norman

James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.4
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4083
27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
27
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
9
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.24
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.03
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.73
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.05
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.84
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.74
90.74
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.927
1.927
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McJames and Billy Norman

James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
191.4
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
243.75
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
600
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
577.42
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
93.55
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
75.27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.98
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.27
22.87
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.2
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
116.13
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
111.83
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.16
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.94
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.1
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.43
16.59
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.42
-26.63
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
18.28
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
92
98.92
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.07
6.07
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.3
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA