Bill Anderson vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Smith posted a stronger line than Bill Anderson. Ed Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.72 vs 5.07) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.522). By the career numbers, Ed 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 Ed Smith

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.72
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.721
0.721
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Ed Smith

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.98
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.39
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.17
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Ed Smith

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
273.91
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA