Bill Anderson vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Anderson and James McDonald are fairly close on the surface numbers. James McDonald posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.2 vs 5.07) and WHIP (1.442 vs 1.522). Bill Anderson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.56 per nine innings vs 0.98). By the career numbers, James McDonald 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 James McDonald

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and James McDonald

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and James McDonald

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA