Bill James

Bill James

1911–1919 · Bats B · Throws R · 6'4", 195 lb · b. 1887 Detroit, MI

Career 65–71 · 3.20 ERA · 408 SO · 1179.2 IP · 203 G · 51 H · 12 RBI · .143 AVG

No league-leading finishes. This player never placed in the top 25 of a tracked category. The season record below is the full story.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Career leaderboards

151st Pitcher Range Factor 2.14
254th Earned Run Average 3.20
389th Pitcher Assists 384

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	—	#3	—	1914 #3

Pitching

8 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1911	CLE	AL	2	4	4.88	8	6	0	51.2	58	28	1	32	21	1.74
1912	CLE	AL	0	0	4.61	3	0	0	13.2	15	7	0	9	5	1.76
1914	SLA	AL	15	14	2.85	44	35	1	284.0	269	90	4	109	109	1.33
1915	SLA +1	AL	14	13	3.26	45	32	1	237.1	212	86	3	125	82	1.42
1916	DET	AL	8	12	3.68	30	20	1	151.2	141	62	1	79	61	1.45
1917	DET	AL	13	10	2.09	34	23	1	198.0	163	46	2	96	62	1.31
1918	DET	AL	6	11	3.76	19	18	0	122.0	127	51	3	68	42	1.60
1919	BOS +2	AL	7	7	3.71	20	13	0	121.1	125	50	2	60	26	1.53
Career	—	—	65	71	3.20	203	147	4	1179.2	1,110	420	16	578	408	1.43

Batting

8 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1911	CLE	AL	8	17	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	7	0	.059	.111	.118	.229
1912	CLE	AL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000	.250	.000	.250
1914	SLA	AL	44	89	4	10	1	1	0	2	4	38	1	.112	.151	.146	.297
1915	SLA +1	AL	45	63	6	14	3	0	0	4	6	24	0	.222	.310	.270	.580
1916	DET	AL	30	44	3	3	0	0	0	1	3	24	0	.068	.128	.068	.196
1917	DET	AL	34	57	7	12	0	0	0	2	10	20	0	.211	.328	.211	.539
1918	DET	AL	19	46	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	12	0	.109	.128	.130	.258
1919	BOS +2	AL	20	39	4	6	0	0	0	2	1	11	0	.154	.195	.154	.349
Career	—	—	203	358	25	51	6	1	0	12	27	138	1	.143	.209	.165	.374

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1911	CLE	AL	P	8	—	—	4	11	1	0	16	.938	1.88
1912	CLE	AL	P	3	—	—	1	2	3	0	6	.500	1.00
1914	SLA	AL	P	44	—	—	11	105	3	5	119	.975	2.64
1915	SLA	AL	P	45	—	—	14	84	8	3	106	.925	2.18
1916	DET	AL	P	30	—	—	4	46	6	1	56	.893	1.67
1917	DET	AL	P	34	—	—	4	61	5	1	70	.929	1.91
1918	DET	AL	P	19	—	—	5	43	1	3	49	.980	2.53
1919	BOS	AL	P	20	—	—	7	32	4	2	43	.907	1.95
Career	—	—	P	203	—	—	50	384	31	15	465	.933	2.14