Bill Anderson vs. Carter Capps — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Carter Capps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carter Capps posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Carter Capps had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Carter Capps

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.96
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.93
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
38.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
34.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Carter Capps

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.91
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Carter Capps

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
573.91
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA