Bill Anderson vs. Mac MacArthur — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Mac MacArthur as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mac MacArthur posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Mac MacArthur had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Mac MacArthur

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
40.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
6.07
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288
35.85
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Mac MacArthur

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.98
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.39
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Mac MacArthur

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
273.91
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
8.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.18
-9.46
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA