James McJames vs. Buzz Wetzel — Career Comparison

James McJames
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buzz Wetzel
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buzz Wetzel 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. James McJames posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 7.71 and 2.786 for Buzz Wetzel. By the career numbers, James McJames had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James McJames and Buzz Wetzel

James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.07
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.53
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.69
49.69
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.91
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.43
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4084
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361.1
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
9.35
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.72
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
3.92
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5933
39.22
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.39
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5314
35.13
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for James McJames and Buzz Wetzel

James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.18
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4083
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.24
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.03
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.74
90.74
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.927
1.927
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for James McJames and Buzz Wetzel

James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
191.4
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
600
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
577.42
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
93.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
75.27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.98
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.27
22.87
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
116.13
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
111.83
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45.16
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.94
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.43
16.59
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
92
98.92
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.07
6.07
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA