Bob Anderson vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 71), strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91). Craig Lefferts held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob Anderson.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Craig Lefferts

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.63
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.57
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
4.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
3.42
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
5.37
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.24
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3634
38.9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
4.82
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Craig Lefferts

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.21
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Craig Lefferts

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
538.69
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
538.78
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
72.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
16
65.31
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
18.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
13.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.16
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
21
85.71
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
98.54
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
6.18
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-4.95
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.9
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
234.31
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.85
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA