Bill Anderson vs. Erik Sabel — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Erik Sabel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.541 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Erik Sabel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Erik Sabel

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
10.35
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
39.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288
35.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Erik Sabel

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Erik Sabel

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
573.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
8.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
78.26
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.18
-9.46
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA