Jason Anderson vs. Joe Dobson — Career Comparison

Jason Anderson
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Dobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Dobson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 6.39 and 1.974 for Jason Anderson. By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Anderson and Joe Dobson

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.08
57.08
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.39
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.42
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
43.11
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.55
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.95
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
34.34
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Jason Anderson and Joe Dobson

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
7.58
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
97.7
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Anderson and Joe Dobson

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
302.19
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
822
600
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
508.76
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100