Brian Anderson vs. Jim Owens — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jim Owens a clear advantage over Brian Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Jim Owens led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 71), strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 66), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 87). Brian Anderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 103). Jim Owens was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Jim Owens

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.91
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.05
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.48
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.7
49.7
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.01
36.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
4.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
9.47
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.85
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
3.46
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.47
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6532
38
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3854
39.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.98
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.91
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6063
35.27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Jim Owens

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.92
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.06
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.44
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.34
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.76
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.68
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.24
36.24
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Jim Owens

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
641.67
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
686.06
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
251
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
531.25
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
72.92
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
54.17
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
17.19
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
8.8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
89.58
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.83
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
5.7
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.65
-8.73
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.08
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.58
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
118.75
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.83
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.39
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0