Bill James vs Ed Lafitte

Bill JamesEd Lafitte

Bill James and Ed Lafitte compared on their MLB careers: Bill James played 8 seasons, 1911 to 1919, Ed Lafitte 5 seasons, 1909 to 1915. Bill James has 65 wins to Ed Lafitte's 37.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bill James and Ed Lafitte career totals
203GP106
65W37
71L35
3.2ERA3.3
1179.2IP646.2
408K262
578BB262
1.4WHIP1.4
4SV5

Titles and awards

  • Bill James: 0 championships; none on file
  • Ed Lafitte: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bill James and Ed Lafitte season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1911244.881909013.86
2nd1912004.6119111183.92
3rd191415142.8519120016.20
4th191514133.26191418152.63
5th19168123.6819158113.80
6th191713102.09————
7th19186113.76————
8th1919773.71————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA