Brian Anderson vs. Lance Cormier — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance Cormier
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Cormier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Anderson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 82), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 87 vs 74). Lance Cormier held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 79 vs 71). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brian Anderson.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Lance Cormier

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.57
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.48
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.7
49.7
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
4.74
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
5.07
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1743
10.14
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.31
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.36
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.3
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6532
38
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
40.63
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
5.27
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
5.49
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.9
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6063
35.27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
35.51
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Lance Cormier

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.57
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.02
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.94
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Lance Cormier

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
641.67
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
3283.02
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
531.25
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
72.92
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
54.17
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
17.19
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
8.51
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
89.58
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.83
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
5.7
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.91
-10.3
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.58
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
118.75
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
192.45
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
3.12
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.83
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA