Bill Anderson vs. Chris Brock — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Chris Brock
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Brock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Brock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.81 and WHIP 1.510 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Chris Brock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Chris Brock

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.98
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.27
20.27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
9.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.68
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
6.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1485
39.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.83
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
5.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1313
35.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Chris Brock

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.98
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.73
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.8
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.27
20.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Chris Brock

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
1233.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
63
525
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
31.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
133.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
125
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
91.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
29.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
13
108.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA