Brett Anderson vs. Nelson Cruz — Career Comparison

Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brett Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brett Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 145 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 95). Nelson Cruz held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 87). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brett Anderson.

Pitching Stats for Brett Anderson and Nelson Cruz

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.53
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.58
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.52
47.52
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
4.07
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
9.61
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.53
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.91
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.82
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
6.09
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.51
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4438
35.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
35.14
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Brett Anderson and Nelson Cruz

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.62
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.45
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.84
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.77
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Anderson and Nelson Cruz

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
972.26
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
503.65
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
521.05
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.42
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
8.35
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.69
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
96.35
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
43.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.03
-8.91
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
62
271.53
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA