Ian Anderson vs. Ryan Buchter — Career Comparison

Gen ZNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ian Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Buchter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Buchter led in run prevention (ERA+ 148 vs 99), strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 95), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 89 vs 76). Role difference aside, Ryan Buchter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ian Anderson and Ryan Buchter

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.22
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
8.24
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.99
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.09
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
8.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
38.89
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.41
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
34.41
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Ian Anderson and Ryan Buchter

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.89
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.6
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Anderson and Ryan Buchter

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
863.41
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
3.9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.13
-31.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
424.39
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA