Bill Anderson vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson 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. Doc Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 10.13 and 2.625 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Doc Watson

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.417
0.417
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
47.25
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.455
0.455
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Doc Watson

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Doc Watson

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
525
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
9.55
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.08
-5.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA