Matt Albers vs. Fred Anderson — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 4.35 and 1.443 for Matt Albers. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Fred Anderson

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.47
49.47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
4.35
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.91
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.73
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2882
34.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Fred Anderson

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
7.3
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.49
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.66
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Fred Anderson

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
35
552.63
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.71
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA