Fred Anderson vs. Dan Plesac — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Plesac
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Plesac 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 3.64 and 1.337 for Dan Plesac. 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 Dan Plesac

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.55
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.6
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.33
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
3.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
8.32
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
8.2
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.88
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
3.38
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.45
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
8.74
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.34
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4539
38.11
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.54
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
4.01
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
33.91
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4031
33.84
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Dan Plesac

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064
8.93
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.84
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.94
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.92
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Dan Plesac

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
42560
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
557.14
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-50.93
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
400
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA