Was Bill Anderson a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Anderson pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 113 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Anderson hit?

Bill Anderson hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.

Bill Anderson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 18–18

ERA 5.07

WHIP 1.52

SO 113

Pitcher PIV -2282.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 1/25/1913 in Brevard, NC, USA
Died: 3/25/1971 in Cincinnati, OH, USA

Full name: William Anderson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	18	63	40	20	1	1	323.3	372	182	20	120	113	5.07	-2282.9

Career ERA 5.07 vs. league average 3.69 across their career seasons — 37.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1941	NYC	NN2	4	8	14	11	9	0	0	87.3	93	45	34	28	4.64	3.94 (-18%)	-1729.7
1942	NYC	NN2	2	4	9	8	2	0	0	46.0	66	35	17	19	6.85	3.57 (-92%)	91.1
1943	NYC	NN2	7	2	12	9	7	1	0	83.0	81	35	34	26	3.80	3.50 (-8%)	118.9
1943	HG	NN2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2.3	7	3	0	0	11.57	—	0.0
1944	NYC	NN2	1	0	8	1	0	0	0	23.0	30	18	8	7	7.04	3.57 (-97%)	-384.6
1945	NYC	NN2	1	3	8	4	1	0	1	33.3	37	20	11	11	5.40	3.67 (-47%)	-133.6
1946	NYC	NN2	3	1	10	5	1	0	0	43.0	52	23	14	20	4.81	3.59 (-34%)	-245.1
1947	NE	NN2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5.3	6	3	2	2	5.06	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			18	18	63	40	20	1	1	323.1	372	182	120	113	5.07	—	-2,283

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
63	132	8	14	1	0	0	2	0	4	2	.106	.132	.114	.246	0

Career AVG .106 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 59.1% below league average.

Career OBP .132 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 59.7% below league average.

Career SLG .114 vs. league average .359 across their career seasons — 68.4% below league average.

Career OPS .246 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 64.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1941	NYC	NN2	14	36	2	3	1	1	1	0	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	NYC	NN2	9	21	1	1	0	0	0	2	.048	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	NYC	NN2	12	35	2	5	0	0	2	0	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	HG	NN2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	NYC	NN2	8	9	2	1	0	1	1	0	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	NYC	NN2	8	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	NYC	NN2	10	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	NE	NN2	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			63	132	8	14	1	2	4	2	.106	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1941	NLC	NYC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	15	20	2	5	0	0	.250
Away	53	75	2	8	0	3	.107

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	15	58.0	65	12	10	12	1.86
Away	53	251.1	261	42	75	40	1.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1947-05-22	NW2	BLG	W	2	1	1
1946-09-06	NY6	NW2	L	0	0	0
1946-08-30	NY6	NY5	W	0	0	0
1946-08-26	NY6	NW2	L	2	0	1
1946-07-26	NY6	BLG	W	0	0	0
1946-07-12	NY6	NW2	L	0	0	0
1946-07-01	NY6	HOM	L	2	0	0
1946-06-24	NY6	NY5	W	4	0	0
1946-06-13	NY6	PH5	L	1	0	0
1946-06-09	NY6	NW2	L	3	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-05-22	NW2	BLG	—	5.2	6	3	0	2	0	2
1946-09-06	NY6	NW2	L	8.0	0	11	0	0	0	0
1946-08-30	NY6	NY5	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-08-26	NY6	NW2	—	6.0	7	6	0	4	5	0
1946-07-26	NY6	BLG	—	0.1	2	2	0	1	0	0
1946-07-12	NY6	NW2	—	1.0	2	1	0	1	0	0
1946-07-01	NY6	HOM	L	5.0	10	6	0	3	0	1
1946-06-24	NY6	NY5	W	9.0	10	2	2	2	7	0
1946-06-13	NY6	PH5	—	1.2	4	3	0	2	0	0
1946-06-09	NY6	NW2	L	8.0	7	3	3	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	63	40	7	71	8	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1941	NYC	P	14	11	4	19	3	1
1942	NYC	P	9	8	1	7	0	0
1943	NYC	P	12	9	1	18	3	0
1943	HG	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1944	NYC	P	8	1	1	5	0	0
1945	NYC	P	8	4	0	8	2	1
1946	NYC	P	10	5	0	11	0	1
1947	NE	P	1	1	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	63

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Anderson

Was Bill Anderson a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Anderson pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 113 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Anderson hit?: Bill Anderson hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.