Dave Anderson vs. Adrian Zabala — Career Comparison

Dave Anderson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adrian Zabala
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Adrian Zabala 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. Adrian Zabala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 5.45 and 1.670 for Dave Anderson. By the career numbers, Adrian Zabala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Anderson and Adrian Zabala

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.77
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.02
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.96
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.78
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.75
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
5.45
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.02
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150.1
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
10.6
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.6
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
4.43
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.2
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.35
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.88
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.865
0.865
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
42.21
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
38.31
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.85
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
7.78
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.66
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
37.3
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
35
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Adrian Zabala

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.26
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.12
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.36
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.3
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.619
2.619
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Adrian Zabala

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
193.85
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
572.31
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
46.15
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
9.41
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
21.57
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-10.93
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
22.95
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
138.46
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA