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Bob James

Robert Harvey James

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: August 18, 1958 in Glendale, CA
High School: Verdugo Hills (Sunland, CA)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1978
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Expos/Tigers 1978-1987
Agents: Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [*]
Final Game: October 2, 1987
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1976	17	WSN-min	Rk	0	1	.000	4.50	3	3					8.0	7	8	4	0	9								2.000	7.9	0.0	10.1			LTH · PION
1977	18	WSN-min	A	5	5	.500	3.33	21	21		2	0	0	100.0	99	51	37	4	76	1	83	4	1	8			1.750	8.9	0.4	6.8	7.5	1.09	WPB · FLOR
1978	19	WSN-min	A,AA	12	8	.600	2.76	24	24		9	3	0	147.0	113	58	45	4	97	0	164	4	2	19			1.429	6.9	0.2	5.9	10.0	1.69	WPB,MEM · FLOR,SOUL
1978	19	MON	NL	0	1	.000	9.00	4	1	2	0	0	0	4.0	4	4	4	1	4	0	3	0	0	1	19	43	2.000	9.0	2.3	9.0	6.8	0.75
1979	20	WSN-min	AAA	8	13	.381	6.68	26	26		2	1		132.0	139	112	98	11	123	1	122	6	3	11			1.985	9.5	0.8	8.4	8.3	0.99	DEN · AA
1979	20	MON	NL	0	0		13.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	3	3	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	11	33	2.500	9.0	0.0	13.5	4.5	0.33

1982	23	DET-min	AAA	1	1	.500	2.08	9	1	6	0	0	4	21.2	9	6	5	0	14	0	30	2	1	4			1.062	3.7	0.0	5.8	12.5	2.14	EVN · AA
1982	23	TOT	MLB	0	2	.000	5.34	19	1	7	0	0	0	28.2	32	19	17	4	16	1	31	0	1	6	131	75	1.674	10.0	1.3	5.0	9.7	1.94
1982	23	MON	NL	0	0		6.00	7	0	1	0	0	0	9.0	10	6	6	0	8	1	11	0	1	2	44	64	2.000	10.0	0.0	8.0	11.0	1.38
1982	23	DET	AL	0	2	.000	5.03	12	1	6	0	0	0	19.2	22	13	11	4	8	0	20	0	0	4	87	82	1.525	10.1	1.8	3.7	9.2	2.50
1983	24	WSN-min	AAA	4	2	.667	4.65	22	2	14	0	0	3	31.0	27	17	16	3	25	1	40	1	1	2			1.677	7.8	0.9	7.3	11.6	1.60	WCH · AA
1983	24	TOT	MLB	1	0	1.000	3.50	31	0	19	0	0	7	54.0	42	22	21	5	26	2	60	3	1	2	227	105	1.259	7.0	0.8	4.3	10.0	2.31
1983	24	DET	AL	0	0		11.25	4	0	3	0	0	0	4.0	5	5	5	2	3	0	4	0	0	0	19	38	2.000	11.3	4.5	6.8	9.0	1.33
1983	24	MON	NL	1	0	1.000	2.88	27	0	16	0	0	7	50.0	37	17	16	3	23	2	56	3	1	2	208	126	1.200	6.7	0.5	4.1	10.1	2.43
1984	25	MON	NL	6	6	.500	3.66	62	0	33	0	0	10	96.0	92	47	39	6	45	7	91	4	2	4	430	95	1.427	8.6	0.6	4.2	8.5	2.02
1985	26	CHW	AL	8	7	.533	2.13	69	0	60	0	0	32	110.0	90	31	26	5	23	4	88	2	2	3	436	203	1.027	7.4	0.4	1.9	7.2	3.83
1986	27	CHW	AL	5	4	.556	5.25	49	0	40	0	0	14	58.1	61	36	34	8	23	3	32	4	1	5	263	83	1.440	9.4	1.2	3.5	4.9	1.39
1987	28	CHW	AL	4	6	.400	4.67	43	0	32	0	0	10	54.0	54	32	28	10	17	6	34	4	0	3	238	99	1.315	9.0	1.7	2.8	5.7	2.00
8 Seasons				24	26	.480	3.80	279	2	194	0	0	73	407.0	377	194	172	39	157	24	340	17	7	24	1755	107	1.312	8.3	0.9	3.5	7.5	2.17
162 Game Avg.				6	6	.480	3.80	68	0	47	0	0	18	98	91	47	42	9	38	6	82	4	2	6	425	107	1.312	8.3	0.9	3.5	7.5	2.17

MON (5 yrs)				7	7	.500	3.80	102	1	53	0	0	17	161.0	145	77	68	10	83	11	162	7	4	9	712	94	1.416	8.1	0.6	4.6	9.1	1.95
CHW (3 yrs)				17	17	.500	3.56	161	0	132	0	0	56	222.1	205	99	88	23	63	13	154	10	3	11	937	124	1.205	8.3	0.9	2.6	6.2	2.44
DET (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	6.08	16	1	9	0	0	0	23.2	27	18	16	6	11	0	24	0	0	4	106	68	1.606	10.3	2.3	4.2	9.1	2.18

AL (5 yrs)			AL	17	19	.472	3.80	177	1	141	0	0	56	246.0	232	117	104	29	74	13	178	10	3	15	1043	115	1.244	8.5	1.1	2.7	6.5	2.41
NL (5 yrs)			NL	7	7	.500	3.80	102	1	53	0	0	17	161.0	145	77	68	10	83	11	162	7	4	9	712	94	1.416	8.1	0.6	4.6	9.1	1.95

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1978	19	MON	NL	4.0	1	4	2	0	.5	-2	-0.2	$
1979	20	MON	NL	2.0	0	3	1	0	.0	-2	-0.1	$

1982	23	MON	NL	9.0	0	6	5	0	.6	-1	-0.1	$
1982	23	DET	AL	19.2	1	13	11	1	.5	-2	-0.3	$
1983	24	DET	AL	4.0	0	5	2	0	.2	-3	-0.2	$
1983	24	MON	NL	50.0	0	17	26	1	.7	9	0.6	$
1984	25	MON	NL	96.0	0	47	48	2	1.1	1	-0.6	$
1985	26	CHW	AL	110.0	0	31	69	0	1.8	38	4.1	$265,000
1986	27	CHW	AL	58.1	0	36	35	3	1.8	-1	-0.7	$555,000
1987	28	CHW	AL	54.0	0	32	32	4	1.3	0	-0.4	$470,000
8 Seasons				407.0	2	194	231	11	1.3	37	2.1	$1,290,000

MON (5 yrs)				161.0	1	77	82	3	.9	5	-0.4	$
CHW (3 yrs)				222.1	0	99	136	7	1.7	37	3.0	$1,290,000
DET (2 yrs)				23.2	1	18	13	1	.4	-5	-0.5	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1976	17	WSN-min	Rk																									LTH · PION
1977	18	WSN-min	A	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		WPB · FLOR
1978	19	WSN-min	AA,A	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		MEM,WPB · SOUL,FLOR
1978	19	MON	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1979	20	WSN-min	AAA	28	22	19	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	8	.158	.238	.211	.449		4		0	1	0		DEN · AA
1979	20	MON	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1982	23	DET-min	AAA	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	EVN · AA
1982	23	TOT	MLB	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1982	23	MON	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1982	23	DET	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983	24	WSN-min	AAA	22	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0	WCH · AA
1983	24	TOT	MLB	31	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.286	.286	.286	.571	60	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983	24	DET	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1983	24	MON	NL	27	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.286	.286	.286	.571	60	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1984	25	MON	NL	62	14	14	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	.143	.143	.143	.286	-18	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1985	26	CHW	AL	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1986	27	CHW	AL	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987	28	CHW	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8 Seasons				279	21	21	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	15	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	4	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	12	12	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	2	0	0	0	0	0

MON (5 yrs)				102	21	21	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	15	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	4	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (3 yrs)				161	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (2 yrs)				16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				177	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (5 yrs)				102	21	21	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	15	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	4	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rpos	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	Salary	Pos
1983	24	MON	NL	7	0	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	$	1
1984	25	MON	NL	14	-2	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	$	1
2 Seasons				21	-2	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1978	MON	NL	19	P	4	1	4.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	2.25	0.25	.950	1.80	1.90	3	0	0%	0
1979	MON	NL	20	P	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.80	1.80	0	0		0
1982	TOT	MLB	23	P	19	1	28.2	8	1	4	3	0	.625	1.57	0.26	.958	1.85	1.86	4	3	43%	0
1982	MON	NL	23	P	7	0	9.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00	0.14	.950	2.00	1.97	0	0		0
1982	DET	AL	23	P	12	1	19.2	7	0	4	3	0	.571	1.83	0.33	.959	1.78	1.80	4	3	43%	0
1983	TOT	MLB	24	P	31	0	54.0	18	4	12	2	1	.889	2.67	0.52	.952	1.92	1.89	7	0	0%	2
1983	DET	AL	24	P	4	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.80	1.78	1	0	0%	0
1983	MON	NL	24	P	27	0	50.0	18	4	12	2	1	.889	2.88	0.59	.952	1.93	1.91	6	0	0%	2
1984	MON	NL	25	P	62	0	96.0	16	5	7	4	0	.750	1.12	0.19	.954	1.88	1.87	15	0	0%	0
1985	CHW	AL	26	P	69	0	110.0	21	12	8	1	0	.952	1.64	0.29	.953	1.86	1.84	9	2	18%	1
1986	CHW	AL	27	P	49	0	58.1	9	3	6	0	0	1.000	1.39	0.18	.957	1.84	1.81	5	0	0%	0
1987	CHW	AL	28	P	43	0	54.0	15	3	9	3	1	.800	2.00	0.28	.955	1.83	1.82	7	0	0%	0
	8 Seasons			P	279	2	407.0	88	28	47	13	2	.852	1.66	0.27	.954	1.86	1.85	50	5	9%	3
	8 Seasons			TOT	279	2	407.0	88	28	47	13	2	.852	1.66	0.27	.954	1.86	1.85	50	5	9%	3

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y 1985 AL 69 (6th)	Saves s c a p y 1985 AL 32 (2nd) Career 73 (189th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1984 NL 4 (10th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1985 AL 60 (3rd) 1986 AL 40 (10th) Career 194 (250th)
Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y 1985 AL 25 (9th)	Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 1985 AL 2.5 (9th)	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y 1985 AL 26.95 (10th)	Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y 1985 AL 3.6 (6th)
Errors Committed as P s c a p y 1984 NL 4 (4th)	Youngest s c a p y 1978 NL born 1958-08-18 (1st) 1979 NL born 1958-08-18 (5th)

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 4 (1971), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 5 (1306), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.
June 10, 1982: Sent to the Detroit Tigers by the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.
May 4, 1983: Returned by the Detroit Tigers to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.
December 7, 1984: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Vance Law.
December 21, 1987: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1985	26	Chicago White Sox	$265,000	3/3/86 TSN
1986	27	Chicago White Sox	$555,000	1986 USA Today survey
1987	28	Chicago White Sox	$470,000	Proofing corrections

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$1,290,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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