Domestic-league season · Rotherham.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3083 | 6.78 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 7.05 |
 EFL Trophy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 7.65 |
James's current-season form is down 28% on last season (Season 29→21), while his Rating eased 30→21. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 35).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Rotherham · 23rd | 38 | 1 | 2 | 6.78 | 21 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Rotherham · 13th | 43 | 2 | 2 | 6.97 | 30 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | Sheffield Wednesday · 20th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.41 | 31 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | Sheffield Wednesday · 3rd | 28 | 1 | 3 | 6.94 | 34 | 35 |
| 2021/22 | Blackpool · 16th | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 | 46 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | Doncaster · 14th | 43 | 7 | 2 | 6.94 | 45 | 26 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. James is a 32-year-old full-back at Rotherham, rated 20.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 415th of 482 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (74.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on James.
Judged on this season alone, James graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 7 clean sheets and 2.657 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 68th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 32 James is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 20.9, James carries the 68th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Rotherham finished 23rd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~13), then tapers with age. At 32, James sits on 5.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is James's projected Rating — 20.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
