Bob James career ERA

• Best season on file: 2.13 in 1985.
• Most recent: 4.67 in 1987.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Bob James career ERA, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1978	WSH	4	0	1	9.00	4.0	3	4	2.00	0
1979	WSH	2	0	0	13.50	2.0	1	3	2.50	0
1982	DET/WSH	19	0	2	5.34	28.2	31	16	1.67	0
1983	DET/WSH	31	1	0	3.50	54.0	60	26	1.26	7
1984	WSH	62	6	6	3.66	96.0	91	45	1.43	10
1985	CHW	69	8	7	2.13	110.0	88	23	1.03	32
1986	CHW	49	5	4	5.25	58.1	32	23	1.44	14
1987	CHW	43	4	6	4.67	54.0	34	17	1.31	10

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV