Bill Anderson vs. Phil Bickford — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Bickford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Bickford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Phil Bickford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Phil Bickford

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Phil Bickford

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Phil Bickford

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
573.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA