Ian Anderson vs. Bryan Baker — Career Comparison

Gen ZNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ian Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Baker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 76), home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 114), and strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 95). Role difference aside, Bryan Baker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ian Anderson and Bryan Baker

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.22
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.86
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
8.24
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.99
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.09
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.21
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
8.63
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
38.89
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
36.75
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.26
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.41
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.12
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.67
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
34.41
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75

Fielding Stats for Ian Anderson and Bryan Baker

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.89
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.6
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Anderson and Bryan Baker

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
863.41
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
3.9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.13
-31.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
424.39
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA