Brian Anderson vs. Garrett Whitlock — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Garrett Whitlock
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Garrett Whitlock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Garrett Whitlock led in home run suppression (HR9+ 183 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 146 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 138 vs 87). Brian Anderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 175). Role difference aside, Garrett Whitlock holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Garrett Whitlock

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.73
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.72
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.13
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.92
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9.84
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6532
38
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1281
36.76
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.95
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181
33.89
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Garrett Whitlock

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.73
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.69
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.26
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Garrett Whitlock

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
641.67
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
49500
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
531.25
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
72.92
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
54.17
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.25
17.19
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
102.08
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
89.58
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.83
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.73
5.7
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.58
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
118.75
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.83
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA