Fred Anderson vs. Gene Pentz — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gene Pentz
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Pentz 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 3.63 and 1.565 for Gene Pentz. 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 Gene Pentz

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.63
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
8.34
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.09
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
845
39.82
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.54
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
33.91
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
33.41
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Gene Pentz

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
4.9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.55
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.26
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
0.442
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Gene Pentz

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
3120
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
557.14
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-29.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA