Bill Anderson vs. Joe Grahe — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grahe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Grahe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.614 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Joe Grahe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Joe Grahe

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
10.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
40.33
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
35.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Joe Grahe

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.39
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.17
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Joe Grahe

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA