John James

John James played 195 senior VFL games for Carlton between 1953 and 1963, lining up most often as a defender. On 23-0, John James's career spans 2 decades, from the 1950s to the 1960s of football.

Our era-fair model rates John James at a peak of 86 out of 100, reached in the 1950s. That figure measures John James only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1950s defender can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for John James include 1 Brownlow Medal.

Season by season, the data credits John James with 31 career goals. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.