Bill Anderson vs. Bryan King — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bryan King
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.071 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Bryan King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Bryan King

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
9.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
36.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.72
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
33.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Bryan King

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.24
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Bryan King

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
273.91
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
600
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
8.46
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
78.26
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.18
-9.46
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA