Bill Anderson vs. Garrett Whitlock — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Garrett Whitlock
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Garrett Whitlock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Garrett Whitlock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.145 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Garrett Whitlock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Garrett Whitlock

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.73
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.72
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.92
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.18
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1281
36.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.95
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181
33.89
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Garrett Whitlock

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.73
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.69
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Garrett Whitlock

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
49500
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
573.91
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA