Bill Anderson vs. Ray King — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ray King
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Ray King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Ray King

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
8.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.74
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.96
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
6.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
38.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
33.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Ray King

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.39
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.17
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.45
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Ray King

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
59300
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
573.91
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
8.46
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
78.26
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.18
-9.46
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA