Bill Anderson vs. Harley Parker — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Harley Parker
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Harley Parker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.07 and WHIP 1.522 compared to 5.9 and 1.749 for Harley Parker. By the career numbers, Bill Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Harley Parker

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.94
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.07
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
10.35
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
13.13
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.13
13.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.61
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.721
0.721
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
40.33
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
42.14
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
6.07
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
8.37
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.749
1.749
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288
35.85
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
39.13
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.14
42.14

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Harley Parker

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.98
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.39
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.15
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.17
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.89
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.316
2.316
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Harley Parker

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
273.91
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
175.38
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
62
572.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
59.59
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
193.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
184.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
72.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
10.83
10.83
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA