Brian Anderson vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Cecil Upshaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cecil Upshaw led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 71), strikeout rate (K%+ 88 vs 66), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 94). Brian Anderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 123). Role difference aside, Cecil Upshaw holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Cecil Upshaw

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.7
49.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6532
38
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Cecil Upshaw

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.63
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.24
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.08
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Cecil Upshaw

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
308
641.67
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
531.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
72.92
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
54.17
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.25
17.19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
89.58
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.83
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.73
5.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.58
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
118.75
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
150
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
45.83
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA