Drew Anderson vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Drew Anderson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks 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. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 6.5 and 1.624 for Drew Anderson. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drew Anderson and Otis Starks

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.76
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
10.74
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.76
10.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.45
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.09
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.41
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.22
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.7
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
6.38
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
37.15
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Drew Anderson and Otis Starks

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.62
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.42
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Anderson and Otis Starks

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
2280
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100