Craig Anderson vs. Tim Birtsas — Career Comparison

Craig Anderson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Craig Anderson and Tim Birtsas are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tim Birtsas had the edge in ERA (4.08 vs 5.1). By the career numbers, Tim Birtsas had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Craig Anderson and Tim Birtsas

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
10.58
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.87
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.79
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.4
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
41.79
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452
39.76
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.59
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.93
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
6.88
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.6
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
37.72
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1245
34.09
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Tim Birtsas

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.732
0.732
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Tim Birtsas

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
82
964.71
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
552.94
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.37
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
6.12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
164.71
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA