Brett Anderson vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brett Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts 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 71), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 91). Craig Lefferts held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 87). Role difference aside, Brett Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brett Anderson and Craig Lefferts

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.53
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.58
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.52
47.52
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
4.07
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
9.61
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.91
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
2.53
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
6.09
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
5.65
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4828
38.1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
4.51
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.69
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4438
35.03
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Brett Anderson and Craig Lefferts

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.44
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.62
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.21
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.84
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.77
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Anderson and Craig Lefferts

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
222
972.26
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
115
503.65
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
538.78
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.31
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
8.35
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
13.1
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.69
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
96.35
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.28
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-8.91
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-4.95
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
271.53
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
261.22
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA