Jason Anderson vs. Mark Fidrych — Career Comparison

Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Mark Fidrych 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. Mark Fidrych posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.225 compared to 6.39 and 1.974 for Jason Anderson. By the career numbers, Mark Fidrych had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Anderson and Mark Fidrych

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.22
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.63
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.41
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.74
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.39
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.1
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412.1
9
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
8.67
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.42
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.11
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.16
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.5
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
3.71
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
43.11
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1695
37
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.55
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.56
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.95
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.94
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
34.34
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558
34.01
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37

Fielding Stats for Jason Anderson and Mark Fidrych

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.22
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412.1
9
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.81
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.79
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.62
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.6
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.17
99.17
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.052
2.052
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Anderson and Mark Fidrych

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Anderson
Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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Career
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Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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0
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