Bill Anderson vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bob Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Smith posted a stronger line than Bill Anderson. Bob Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.94 vs 5.07) and WHIP (1.399 vs 1.522). By the career numbers, Bob Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Bob Smith

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.42
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.56
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.64
52.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
3.94
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2472
9.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.721
0.721
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9652
38.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.63
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
4.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1288
35.85
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8964
35.91
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Bob Smith

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323.1
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Bob Smith

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
273.91
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
248.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1793
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1689
565.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.42
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
28.78
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.95
45.49
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
174.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
154.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
51.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.55
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
105.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
17.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
110
36.81
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16.3
16.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
17.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.17
55.17