Drew Anderson vs. Bill Long — Career Comparison

Drew Anderson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Long
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Drew Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.386 compared to 6.5 and 1.624 for Drew Anderson. By the career numbers, Bill Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drew Anderson and Bill Long

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.5
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.37
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.76
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9.86
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.76
10.76
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.81
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.09
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.45
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.43
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.09
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.29
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.41
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216
38.45
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.22
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.73
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.7
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
4.79
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.78
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
37.15
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2023
35.1
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Drew Anderson and Bill Long

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
2.76
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.37
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.62
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.1
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.42
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Anderson and Bill Long

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2280
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
15900
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.15
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.23
-22.96
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Long
Career
Per 600 PA