Fred Anderson vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts 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 3.43 and 1.296 for Craig Lefferts. 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 Craig Lefferts

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.57
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
3.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
8.7
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
2.53
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.24
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4754
37.35
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
3.85
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
33.91
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Craig Lefferts

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
5.47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.21
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Craig Lefferts

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
132
538.78
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
16
65.31
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
13.1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
21
85.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-4.95
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA