Bob Anderson vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Bob Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 88). Willie Hernandez held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob Anderson.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Willie Hernandez

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.63
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
3.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
5.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3634
38.9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
4.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Willie Hernandez

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Willie Hernandez

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
538.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
72.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.34
18.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
94.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
98.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
6.18
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
234.31
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.85
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100