Ian Anderson vs. Ben Meyer — Career Comparison
Ian Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Meyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ian Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 10.42 and 2.211 for Ben Meyer. By the career numbers, Ian Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Ian Anderson and Ben Meyer
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
6.16
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.22
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
10.42
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.32
12.32
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
8.63
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.26
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.211
1.211
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
38.89
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
45.95
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.32
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.67
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.105
2.105
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077
34.41
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
36.47
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Fielding Stats for Ian Anderson and Ben Meyer
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
6.16
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.6
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.53
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Hitting Stats for Ian Anderson and Ben Meyer
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
1.41
Ben Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA