Drew Anderson vs. Tom Glavine — Career Comparison

MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Tom Glavine built a career as a starting pitcher and Drew Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Glavine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 6.5 and 1.624 for Drew Anderson. By the career numbers, Tom Glavine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drew Anderson and Tom Glavine

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.76
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
8.76
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.76
10.76
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.73
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.45
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.06
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.3
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.09
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2607
5.32
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.41
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.22
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.7
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
37.15
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Drew Anderson and Tom Glavine

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.53
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.62
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.42
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.14
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Anderson and Tom Glavine

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
2280
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1323
482.55
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
33.92
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
66.38
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
120
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
78.78
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100