Bill James vs Spec Harkness

Bill JamesSpec Harkness

Bill James and Spec Harkness compared on their MLB careers: Bill James played 8 seasons, 1911 to 1919, Spec Harkness 2 seasons, 1910 to 1911. Bill James has 65 wins to Spec Harkness's 12.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bill James and Spec Harkness career totals
203GP38
65W12
71L9
3.2ERA3.4
1179.2IP189.2
408K85
578BB76
1.4WHIP1.4
4SV1

Titles and awards

  • Bill James: 0 championships; none on file
  • Spec Harkness: 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 Spec Harkness 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.
1st1911244.8819101073.04
2nd1912004.611911224.22
3rd191415142.85————
4th191514133.26————
5th19168123.68————
6th191713102.09————
7th19186113.76————
8th1919773.71————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA