Brett Anderson vs. Victor Cruz — Career Comparison

Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Victor Cruz
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brett Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Victor 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 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 97), and run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 105). Victor Cruz held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 166 vs 87). Role difference aside, Brett Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brett Anderson and Victor Cruz

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.53
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.58
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.52
47.52
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
4.07
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.09
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
9.61
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.24
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.91
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.93
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.35
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
6.09
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
8.24
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4828
38.1
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
37.99
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.25
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
4.51
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.45
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.73
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4438
35.03
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
32.05
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Brett Anderson and Victor Cruz

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.62
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.7
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.84
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.77
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.86
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Anderson and Victor Cruz

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
972.26
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
22440
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
600
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
503.65
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.42
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
8.35
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.69
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
96.35
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.28
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.03
-8.91
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
271.53
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA