Fred Anderson vs. Eric Plunk — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Plunk
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Plunk 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 3.82 and 1.478 for Eric Plunk. 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 Eric Plunk

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
5.58
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.56
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.45
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.38
55.38
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
3.82
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3453
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
8.32
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
7.89
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.95
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
5.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.45
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5030
39.33
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.83
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
4.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.36
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.29
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.68
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
33.91
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4268
33.37
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Eric Plunk

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
5.58
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3453
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.34
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.73
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Eric Plunk

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
143000
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
92.86
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
51.79
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.14
2.04
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
19.42
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA