Brett Anderson vs. Leon Pettit — Career Comparison

Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Pettit
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brett Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Pettit as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brett Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 5.18 and 1.743 for Leon Pettit. By the career numbers, Brett Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brett Anderson and Leon Pettit

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.5
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.53
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.58
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.52
47.52
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
4.07
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.18
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
9.61
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
10.75
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.61
9.61
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.91
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.94
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
6.09
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.58
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.25
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
41.58
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.91
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.51
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.58
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4438
35.03
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
36.32
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Brett Anderson and Leon Pettit

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.75
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3421
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140.1
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.62
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.84
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.77
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Anderson and Leon Pettit

Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
972.26
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
44
733.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
600
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
503.65
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.42
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.91
8.35
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
22.12
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.69
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
96.35
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
200
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
43.8
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-8.91
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
34.87
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.8
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
62
271.53
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA