Brian Anderson vs. Carl Willis — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Willis
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Willis led in home run suppression (HR9+ 176 vs 71), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 66). Brian Anderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 182). Role difference aside, Carl Willis holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Carl Willis

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.16
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
9.78
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.65
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.65
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
5.12
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6532
38
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1668
38.49
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.87
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.85
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.29
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1520
35.08
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Carl Willis

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.16
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.95
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.52
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.45
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Carl Willis

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
641.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
22885.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
531.25
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
72.92
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
54.17
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
17.19
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
89.58
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.83
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.73
5.7
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
29.7
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.58
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
118.75
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
45.83
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA