Bill Anderson vs. Tim Birtsas — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Birtsas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Birtsas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.564 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Tim Birtsas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Tim Birtsas

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452
39.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1245
34.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Tim Birtsas

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Tim Birtsas

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
78.26
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.18
-9.46
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA