Bill Anderson vs. Norm Baker — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Norm Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Norm Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Norm Baker

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.96
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
8.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.721
0.721
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
39.75
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
5.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288
35.85
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
36.32
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Norm Baker

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.08
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.32
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.59
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.05
77.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Norm Baker

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
273.91
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
31
169.09
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
573.91
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
578.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
87.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
21.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
120
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
87.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
120
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
18.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA