Craig Anderson vs. Cliff Carter — Career Comparison

Craig Anderson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Carter 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. Cliff Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.79 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 5.1 and 1.607 for Craig Anderson. By the career numbers, Cliff Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Anderson and Cliff Carter

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.1
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.79
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
10.58
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
10.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.02
10.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.79
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.53
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.73
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
41.79
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2023
40.55
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.59
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
6.88
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
6.15
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.68
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
37.72
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777
35.62
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Cliff Carter

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.46
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.25
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.12
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.49
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.2
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Cliff Carter

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
964.71
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
240.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
552.94
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
543.4
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.37
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
172.64
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.92
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.47
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
93.4
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
6.12
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
164.71
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA