Bob James

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: August 18, 1958 in Glendale, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (9th) of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Verdugo Hills HS (Sunland, CA).

High School: Verdugo Hills HS (Sunland, CA)

Debut: September 7, 1978 (Age 20-020d, 11,719th in MLB history)
vs. NYM 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: October 2, 1987 (Age 29-045d)
vs. OAK 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Robert Harvey James

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.2

W

L

ERA

3.80

G

279

GS

SV

IP

407.0

SO

340

WHIP

1.312

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1976	17	MON-min	Rk	0	1	.000	4.50	3	3		0	0	0	8.0	7	8	4	0	9	0	11	0	0	1				2.000	7.9	0.0	10.1	12.4	1.22	LTH PION
1977	18	MON-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	MON-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	7.34	2.000	9.0	2.3	9.0	6.8	0.75
1979	20	MON-min	AAA	8	13	.381	6.68	26	26		2	1	0	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	6.23	2.500	9.0	0.0	13.5	4.5	0.33

1980	21	MON-min	AAA	9	2	.818	3.83	17	17		2	0	0	87.0	66	42	37	2	74	1	79	6	7	5				1.609	6.8	0.2	7.7	8.2	1.07	DEN AA
1981	22	MON-min	AAA	1	2	.333	5.68	20	15	0	0	0	0	57.0	43	43	36	4	69	0	46	1	4	3				1.965	6.8	0.6	10.9	7.3	0.67	DEN AA
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	4.04	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	2.94	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	4.55	1.525	10.1	1.8	3.7	9.2	2.50
1983	24	MON-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	104	3.35	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	9.51	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	125	2.86	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	3.22	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	2.36	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	4.85	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	5.19	1.315	9.0	1.7	2.8	5.7	2.00
8 Yrs				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	3.61	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	3.61	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	93	3.23	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	3.70	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	5.39	1.606	10.3	2.3	4.2	9.1	2.18

AL (5 yrs)				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	3.86	1.244	8.5	1.1	2.7	6.5	2.41
NL (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	93	3.23	1.416	8.1	0.6	4.6	9.1	1.95

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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