Fred Anderson vs. Clayton Lambert — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clayton Lambert
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Lambert 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 5.4 and 1.474 for Clayton Lambert. 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 Clayton Lambert

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.26
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.69
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.24
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
38.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.23
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
33.94
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Clayton Lambert

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Clayton Lambert

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1114.29
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
557.14
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.21
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.71
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
10.96
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA