Dave Anderson vs. Jason Johnson — Career Comparison

Dave Anderson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Johnson 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. Jason Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 5.45 and 1.670 for Dave Anderson. By the career numbers, Jason Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Anderson and Jason Johnson

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.69
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.37
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.78
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.66
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.9
35.9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.45
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.99
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.1
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
10.6
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
10.09
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.2
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.43
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
3.3
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.35
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
5.37
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.43
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
42.21
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5996
39.77
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
7.78
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
5.51
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.94
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
37.3
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5368
35.6
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Jason Johnson

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.69
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.12
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.88
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.36
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.37
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.3
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.26
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.79
91.79
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.619
2.619
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Jason Johnson

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
193.85
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
4026.32
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
572.31
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
9.41
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
21.86
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-10.93
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.25
-3.88
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
315.79
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
1.9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA