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

Debut: June 12, 1911 (Age 24-143d, 3,520th in major league history)
vs. NYY 8.0 IP, 4 H, 5 SO, 4 BB, L

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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

ERA

3.21

203

146

1178.2

408

WHIP

1.432

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-12 / in Starts: 7-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	28 (16-9-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (13-9-5)

Most Driven In
M McNally	1
C Gandil	1
E Scott	0
R Shannon	0
R Walters	0

Most Driven In By
D Bush	1
H Felsch	1
N Leibold	1
A Strunk	1

1919 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1919 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	185	2 (1)	Apr 26	DET		CLE	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	186	7 (4)	May 2	DET	@	CLE	W,14-6	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.73	-0.012	1.54	-0.02%	-0.16	P
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Boston Red Sox
3	187	22	May 26	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-12	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	4	1.59	-0.038	3.13	-0.04%	-0.29	P
4	188	23	May 27	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.52	-0.013	.88	-0.01%	-0.16	P
5	189	26 (2)	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
6	190	27	May 31	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.43	-0.105	1.74	-0.08%	-0.98	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	191	30 (2)	Jun 4	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0		.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.71	-0.062	1.01	-0.05%	-0.72	P
8	192	42 (11)	Jun 18	BOS		SLB	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.52	-0.025	.29	-0.01%	-0.23	P
9	193	46 (3)	Jun 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-6	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.125	.176	.125	.301	9	.66	0.074	.48	0.03%	1.03	P
10	194	55 (8)	Jun 30 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.105	.150	.105	.255	9	.72	-0.055	.46	-0.02%	-0.50	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	195	61 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,9-6	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.105	.190	.105	.296	9	2.20	0.077	.91	0.02%	0.37	P
12	196	63 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,6-8	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0		.095	.174	.095	.269	9	.86	-0.049	.23	-0.01%	-0.56	P
13	197	68 (4)	Jul 10 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.095	.174	.095	.269	9						P
14	198	72 (3)	Jul 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.125	.192	.125	.317	9	.77	-0.014	.09	0.00%	-0.04	P
15	199	87 (14)	Jul 30 (2)	BOS		DET	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.160	.222	.160	.382	9	1.71	0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.01	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Chicago White Sox
16	200	109	Aug 22	CHW		WSH	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.63	-0.050	2.93	-0.14%	-0.58	P
17	201	112 (2)	Aug 25	CHW		NYY	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.133	.188	.133	.321	9	2.43	-0.018	8.60	-0.04%	-0.36	P
18	202	116 (3)	Aug 30	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.125	.176	.125	.301	9	.99	-0.053	2.27	-0.07%	-0.45	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	203	124 (7)	Sep 9	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.118	.167	.118	.284	9	1.71	-0.032	.99	-0.01%	-0.38	P
20	204	131 (6)	Sep 17 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,11-2	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.154	.195	.154	.349	9	.28	-0.027	.00	0.00%	0.24	P
							8-12		45	39	4	6	0	0	0	2	1	0	11	1	3		1		0		.154	.195	.154	.349		.97	-0.398	1.32	-0.45%	-3.78

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More James Pages

Bill James Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Bill James Pages at Baseball Reference