Bill Anderson vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Sam Leever posted a stronger line than Bill Anderson. Sam Leever posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.47 vs 5.07) and WHIP (1.141 vs 1.522). By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Sam Leever

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.721
0.721
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Sam Leever

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.98
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.39
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.17
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Sam Leever

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
273.91
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
554.75
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
138
77.09
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
7.78
7.78
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100