Bill James

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: January 20, 1887 in Detroit, MI us

Died: May 25, 1942 in Venice, CA

Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

Last Game: September 17, 1919 (Age 32-240d)
vs. NYY 9.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: William Henry James

Nicknames: Big Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

ERA

3.21

203

146

1178.2

408

WHIP

1.432

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1910	23	-4.4	Jackson	SMIL	D		14	19	.424		3.78	36						288.0	222	121		0	83							1.059	6.9	0.0	2.6
1911	24	-2.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	4	.333	4.88	6.45	8	6	0	4	0	0	51.2	58	37	28	1	32		21	2	1	2	238	1.742	10.1	0.2	5.6	3.7	0.66
1912	25	-1.7	Toledo	AA	AA		13	13	.500		3.76	30		6				210.2	175	88			82		108	8	0	10		1.220	7.5		3.5	4.6	1.32
1912	25	-1.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		4.61	7.24	3	0	1	0	0	0	13.2	15	11	7	0	9		5	0	0	0	61	1.756	9.9	0.0	5.9	3.3	0.56
1913	26	-1.9	Portland	PCL	AA		24	16	.600		2.55	44						328.0		93			113		215								3.1	5.9	1.90
1914	27	2.0	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	15	14	.517	2.85	3.83	44	35	7	20	3	1	284.0	269	121	90	4	109		109	6	0	10	1162	1.331	8.5	0.1	3.5	3.5	1.00
1915	28		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-DET	13	13	.500	3.26	4.36	45	31	6	11	1	1	237.1	212	115	86	3	125		82	7	0	6	976	1.420	8.0	0.1	4.7	3.1	0.66
1915	28	2.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	6	10	.375	3.59	4.70	34	22	5	8	0	1	170.1	155	89	68	2	92		58	7	0	5	708	1.450	8.2	0.1	4.9	3.1	0.63
1915	28	2.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	7	3	.700	2.42	3.49	11	9	1	3	1	0	67.0	57	26	18	1	33		24	0	0	1	268	1.343	7.7	0.1	4.4	3.2	0.73
1916	29	3.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	8	12	.400	3.68	4.51	30	20	4	8	0	1	151.2	141	76	62	1	79		61	11	1	6	642	1.451	8.4	0.1	4.7	3.6	0.77
1917	30	3.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	13	10	.565	2.09	3.23	34	23	5	10	2	1	198.0	163	71	46	2	96		62	12	0	2	821	1.308	7.4	0.1	4.4	2.8	0.65
1918	31	4.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	6	11	.353	3.76	5.02	19	18	1	8	1	0	122.0	127	68	51	3	68		42	5	0	2	546	1.598	9.4	0.2	5.0	3.1	0.62
1919	32		3 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-CHW-DET	7	7	.500	3.74	4.49	20	13	4	7	2	0	120.1	125	60	50	2	60		26	5	0	3	505	1.537	9.3	0.1	4.5	1.9	0.43
1919	32	4.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	0	1.000	5.79	5.79	2	1	0	0	0	0	9.1	12	6	6	0	7		3	0	0	1	44	2.036	11.6	0.0	6.8	2.9	0.43
1919	32	4.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	3	5	.375	4.14	5.27	13	7	4	4	0	0	71.2	74	42	33	2	39		12	3	0	2	306	1.577	9.3	0.3	4.9	1.5	0.31
1919	32	4.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	2	.600	2.52	2.75	5	5	0	3	2	0	39.1	39	12	11	0	14		11	2	0	0	155	1.347	8.9	0.0	3.2	2.5	0.79
1920	33	5.0	Minneapolis	AA	AA		21	17	.553	3.22	4.12	45						299.0	259	137	107		110							1.234	7.8		3.3
1921	34	6.5	Minneapolis	AA	AA		10	16	.385	5.45	6.46	39						195.0	211	140	118		104							1.615	9.7		4.8
1922	35	7.1	Vernon	PCL	AA		21	12	.636	3.27	3.61	45						297.0	240	119	108		137							1.269	7.3		4.2
1923	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A		7	13	.350	4.44	5.24	36	17					180.1	191	105	89		82							1.514	9.5		4.1
1923	36	7.5	Vernon	PCL	AA		6	7	.462	4.82	5.33	25	17					123.1	136	73	66		59							1.581	9.9		4.3
1923	36	9.2	Mobile	SOUA	A		1	6	.143	3.63	5.05	11						57.0	55	32	23		23							1.368	8.7		3.6
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		64	71	.474	3.21	4.27	203	146	28	68	9	4	1178.2	1110	559	420	16	578		408	48	2	31	4951	1.432	8.5	0.1	4.4	3.1	0.71
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		110	106	.509		4.02	275	17	6				1798.0	1298	803	422	0	711		323	8	0	10		1.055			3.6
All Levels (14 Seasons)							174	177	.496		4.12	478	163	34	68	9	4	2976.2	2408	1362	842	16	1289		731	56	2	41	4951	1.204			3.9

AA (6 seasons)					Minors		95	81	.540		4.03	228	17	6				1453.0	1021	650	399		605		323	8	0	10		1.041			3.7
A (1 season)					Minors		1	6	.143	3.63	5.05	11						57.0	55	32	23		23							1.368	8.7		3.6
D (1 season)					Minors		14	19	.424		3.78	36						288.0	222	121		0	83							1.059	6.9	0.0	2.6