Fred Anderson vs. Tom Funk — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Funk
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Funk 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 6.48 and 1.920 for Tom Funk. 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 Tom Funk

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10.8
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.69
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
37.8
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Tom Funk

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Tom Funk

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
557.14
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA