Bill Anderson vs. Joe Fontenot — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Fontenot
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Fontenot built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Fontenot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.33 and WHIP 1.805 compared to 10.13 and 2.625 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Joe Fontenot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Joe Fontenot

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
11.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.81
11.81
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.22
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
47.25
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
43.03
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.17
7.17
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.781
1.781
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
36.91
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.349
0.349
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Joe Fontenot

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Joe Fontenot

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.03
-56.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA