Bill Anderson vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Narleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Ray Narleski

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
38.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Ray Narleski

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Ray Narleski

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
180
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA