Bill Anderson vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez 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. Ismael Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 10.13 and 2.625 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Ismael Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Ismael Valdez

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
47.25
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Ismael Valdez

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5482
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Ismael Valdez

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100