Bill Anderson vs. Steve Randolph — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Randolph 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 5.52 and 1.852 for Steve Randolph. 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 Steve Randolph

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.07
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
5.52
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.28
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
7.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.78
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
40.33
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
43.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.807
1.807
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
34.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Steve Randolph

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.16
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Steve Randolph

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
4162.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
88.92
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Steve Randolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
91.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Randolph
Career
Per 600 PA