James McJames vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

James McJames
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams 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 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. 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 Bill Williams

James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.53
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.69
49.69
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.01
91.01
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.91
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.43
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4084
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
9.35
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.72
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
3.92
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5933
39.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.39
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5314
35.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for James McJames and Bill Williams

James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4083
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.24
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.927
1.927
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McJames and Bill Williams

James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
191.4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
577.42
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
93.55
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
75.27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.98
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.27
22.87
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
116.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
111.83
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.94
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.43
16.59
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
92
98.92
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.07
6.07
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA