Brian Anderson vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Farr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Farr led in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 66), home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 87). Brian Anderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 98). Role difference aside, Steve Farr holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Steve Farr

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6532
38
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.81
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Steve Farr

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Steve Farr

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
641.67
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
531.25
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
72.92
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
54.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
17.19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
89.58
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.83
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
5.7
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.58
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
118.75
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.83
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA