Bill James vs Fred Blanding

Bill JamesFred Blanding

Bill James and Fred Blanding compared on their MLB careers: Bill James played 8 seasons, 1911 to 1919, Fred Blanding 5 seasons, 1910 to 1914. Bill James has 65 wins to Fred Blanding's 45.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bill James and Fred Blanding career totals
203GP144
65W45
71L46
3.2ERA3.1
1179.2IP814.1
408K278
578BB277
1.4WHIP1.4
4SV4

Titles and awards

  • Bill James: 0 championships; none on file
  • Fred Blanding: 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 Fred Blanding 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.
1st1911244.881910222.78
2nd1912004.6119117113.68
3rd191415142.85191218142.92
4th191514133.26191315102.55
5th19168123.681914393.96
6th191713102.09————
7th19186113.76————
8th1919773.71————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA