Bill Anderson vs. Kennie Steenstra — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Kennie Steenstra 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 10.8 and 2.400 for Kennie Steenstra. 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 Kennie Steenstra

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.07
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.36
15.36
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
10.35
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
18.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.9
18.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
40.33
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
48.6
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
6.07
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288
35.85
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
45.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.6
48.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Kennie Steenstra

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Kennie Steenstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kennie Steenstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Kennie Steenstra

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