Bill Anderson vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison
Looking at the career totals, Bill Anderson and Willis Roberts are fairly close on the surface numbers. Willis Roberts posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.64 vs 10.13) and WHIP (1.521 vs 2.625). Bill Anderson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.94). By the career numbers, Willis Roberts had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.
Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Willis Roberts
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
6.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
47.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
40.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.73
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
40.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
35.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.25
47.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.38
40.38
Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Willis Roberts
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Willis Roberts
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
148
14800
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0