Craig Anderson vs. Mike Bacsik — Career Comparison

Craig Anderson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Bacsik
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Bacsik built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.1 and WHIP 1.607 compared to 5.46 and 1.519 for Mike Bacsik. By the career numbers, Craig Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Anderson and Mike Bacsik

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.1
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
5.46
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
10.58
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
10.88
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.58
10.58
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.79
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.5
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.4
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.04
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
41.79
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
40
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.59
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
6.88
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.88
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
37.72
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
36.33
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Mike Bacsik

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.71
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.25
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.42
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.21
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Mike Bacsik

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
964.71
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
552.94
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
517.24
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
15.37
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
8.96
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
6.12
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.89
-9.2
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
164.71
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA