Bill Anderson vs. Lady Baldwin — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Lady Baldwin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Lady Baldwin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lady Baldwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Lady Baldwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Lady Baldwin

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.65
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3051
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
2.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
5.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.801
0.801
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4220
37.35
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
4.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
35.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Lady Baldwin

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.03
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.67
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
2.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
2.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.63
92.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.094
2.094
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Lady Baldwin

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
273.91
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
150.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
494
554.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
127.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
102.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.94
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.51
51.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
161.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
173.83
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
76.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
56.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
44.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
77
86.36
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6.95
6.95
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100