Bill Anderson vs. Jim Konstanty — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Jim Konstanty
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherMVPAll-Star

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Konstanty as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Konstanty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.300 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Jim Konstanty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Jim Konstanty

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
4.12
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.7
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2837
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
945.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
9.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.84
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.56
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
2.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.721
0.721
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3931
37.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3657
34.8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Jim Konstanty

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
20.23
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.98
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
8.64
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.39
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
11.96
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.17
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
11.49
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.09
96.09
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Jim Konstanty

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
1165.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
543.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
88.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
83.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
14.61
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.55
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.83
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
8.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
41
110.31
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
43.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA