Bill Anderson vs. Rudy Hernandez — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Rudy Hernandez
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.580 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Rudy Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Rudy Hernandez

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.77
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
8.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.95
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
40.19
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.512
1.512
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
35.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Rudy Hernandez

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.77
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.85
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Rudy Hernandez

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
2657.14
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
12.83
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
9.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA