Red Anderson vs. Mike Williams — Career Comparison
Red Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.602 compared to 4.45 and 1.493 for Mike Williams. By the career numbers, Red Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Red Anderson and Mike Williams
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.37
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
5.48
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
4.35
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.45
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
27
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2305
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.2
9
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
768.1
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9.88
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
764
8.95
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.04
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.54
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.02
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.63
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
6.84
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
39.91
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3355
39.3
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.42
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.68
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
35.1
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2936
34.39
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Fielding Stats for Red Anderson and Mike Williams
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
5.48
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.44
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
2.31
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
94.71
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Hitting Stats for Red Anderson and Mike Williams
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
502.33
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
469
2069.12
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
136
600
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
544.19
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
108
476.47
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.82
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
57.46
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.51
15.5
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19
83.82
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
21
92.65
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
61.76
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.02
70.03
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
12.2
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
145.59
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
24
105.88
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41