Jimmy Anderson vs. Harry Eccles — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Eccles
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Eccles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Eccles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.143 compared to 5.42 and 1.629 for Jimmy Anderson. By the career numbers, Harry Eccles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Harry Eccles

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.39
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.72
34.72
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.71
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.71
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.91
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
3.76
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
34.71
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
5.81
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.86
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
35.68
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
32.14
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Harry Eccles

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.91
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1724
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574.2
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.38
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Harry Eccles

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
379.27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
528.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
71.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.44
13.81
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
80.83
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
96.37
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
34.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
52.85
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.49
4.64
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
7.84
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
136.79
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA