Fred Anderson vs. Chad Zerbe — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Zerbe
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Zerbe 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 3.87 and 1.384 for Chad Zerbe. 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 Chad Zerbe

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
9.48
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
2.74
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.69
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
38.38
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.44
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
4.29
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.66
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
34.03
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Chad Zerbe

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
6.79
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.67
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.26
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.21
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Chad Zerbe

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
2850
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.21
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.71
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.43
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
51.79
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-5.27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.43
3.43
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA