Bill Anderson vs. Manny Sarmiento — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Manny Sarmiento
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Manny Sarmiento as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Manny Sarmiento posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Manny Sarmiento had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Manny Sarmiento

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.99
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.49
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
8.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.01
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.96
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2134
37.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.37
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1903
33.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Manny Sarmiento

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.99
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.37
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Manny Sarmiento

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
1321.15
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
87
501.92
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
8.46
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
7.91
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
80.77
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.8
-4.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA