Bill Anderson vs. Al Cicotte — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Cicotte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Al Cicotte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Al Cicotte

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
9.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
39.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
35.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Al Cicotte

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.39
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.17
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Al Cicotte

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
573.91
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
24.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
18
147.95
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
4.06
4.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA