Jason Anderson vs. Lefty James — Career Comparison

Jason Anderson
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty James 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. Lefty James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 6.39 and 1.974 for Jason Anderson. By the career numbers, Lefty James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Anderson and Lefty James

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.92
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.39
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.84
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.42
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.11
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.23
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.5
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
43.11
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
38.01
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.55
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.95
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
34.34
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Jason Anderson and Lefty James

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.094
0.094
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Anderson and Lefty James

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
9.93
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-4.27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA