Dave Anderson vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Dave Anderson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Hammond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 5.45 and 1.670 for Dave Anderson. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Anderson and Chris Hammond

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.78
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.84
30.84
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.45
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
10.6
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.43
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.35
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
42.21
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.54
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
7.78
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
37.3
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Chris Hammond

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.12
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.37
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.36
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.88
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.3
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.75
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.619
2.619
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.497
0.497
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Chris Hammond

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
193.85
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
572.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.15
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
9.41
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-10.93
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA