Dave Anderson vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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. Al Sima posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 5.45 and 1.670 for Dave Anderson. By the career numbers, Al Sima had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Anderson and Al Sima

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.92
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.02
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.78
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.61
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.38
34.38
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.61
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.1
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
10.6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
10
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.865
0.865
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
42.21
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
40.12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
7.78
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.45
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
37.3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1240
36.16
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Al Sima

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.36
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.619
2.619
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Al Sima

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
193.85
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
645.16
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
572.31
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
9.41
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-10.93
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0