Fast Ball Anderson vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Fast Ball Anderson
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Fast Ball Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fast Ball Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.25 and WHIP 1.250 compared to 3.62 and 1.378 for Bill Lee. By the career numbers, Fast Ball Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fast Ball Anderson and Bill Lee

Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.55
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.42
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.94
56.94
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.33
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
3.62
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5833
27
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944.1
9
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2122
9.82
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.81
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
2.46
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.3
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
36
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8271
38.29
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
4.1
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.38
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.21
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
0.92
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7585
35.11
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Fast Ball Anderson and Bill Lee

Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
27
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944
9
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
1.92
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.44
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.31
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fast Ball Anderson and Bill Lee

Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
1208.65
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
568.27
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
118.27
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100.96
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.31
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.99
31.71
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
150
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
121.15
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.76
31.02
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
63
181.73
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA