Bill Anderson vs. Harry Eccles — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Harry Eccles
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Eccles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Eccles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.143 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Harry Eccles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Harry Eccles

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
34.71
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
6.07
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.86
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
32.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Harry Eccles

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323.1
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Harry Eccles

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
573.91
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
7.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA