Fast Ball Anderson vs. Fred Blanding — Career Comparison

Fast Ball Anderson
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Blanding built a career as a starting pitcher and Fast Ball Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fast Ball Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.25 and WHIP 1.250 compared to 3.13 and 1.395 for Fred Blanding. By the career numbers, Fast Ball Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fast Ball Anderson and Fred Blanding

Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.13
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.06
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
36
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3377
37.32
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
4.37
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
34.08
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.32
37.32

Fielding Stats for Fast Ball Anderson and Fred Blanding

Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fast Ball Anderson and Fred Blanding

Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
547.27
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.91
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.18
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
149.09
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.91
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
58
105.45
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80