Bill Anderson vs. Paul Penson — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Paul Penson
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Anderson and Paul Penson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill Anderson carried a career ERA of 5.07 against Paul Penson's 4.5. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Bill Anderson and Paul Penson — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Paul Penson

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
40.33
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
42.75
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
6.07
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.19
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
34.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Paul Penson

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Paul Penson

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
428.57
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
573.91
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
8.46
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
78.26
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.18
-9.46
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-89.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA