Bill Anderson vs. Andrew Chafin — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Andrew Chafin
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Andrew Chafin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Andrew Chafin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.317 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Andrew Chafin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Andrew Chafin

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
10.68
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
7.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.65
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
3.89
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
9.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2288
37.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.74
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2008
33.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Andrew Chafin

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
10.68
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.83
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Andrew Chafin

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
77160
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
573.91
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA