Bill Anderson vs. Rocky Childress — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Childress as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rocky Childress posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.570 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Rocky Childress had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Rocky Childress

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
10.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
39.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
35.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Rocky Childress

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Rocky Childress

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
12.83
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
9.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA