Fred Anderson vs. Terry Fox — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Terry Fox
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Fox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 2.99 and 1.325 for Terry Fox. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Terry Fox

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.34
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.99
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
8.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.77
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
2.81
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.69
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
4.19
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
37.72
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.29
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
3.79
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.38
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1528
34.64
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Terry Fox

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
5.62
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397.1
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.72
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.56
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.456
0.456
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Terry Fox

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
1851.22
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
65
475.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.71
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.5
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.05
14.37
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
22.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
80.49
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
92.86
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
124.39
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
51.79
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
2.04
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
15.94
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
292.68
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA