Bill Anderson vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond 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. Chris Hammond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 10.13 and 2.625 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Chris Hammond

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
47.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Chris Hammond

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3371
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Chris Hammond

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
931.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA