Jason Anderson vs. Joe McClain — Career Comparison

Jason Anderson
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe McClain 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 McClain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 6.39 and 1.974 for Jason Anderson. By the career numbers, Joe McClain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Anderson and Joe McClain

Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.42
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.42
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.11
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
43.11
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.55
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.95
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
34.34
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Jason Anderson and Joe McClain

Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
97.83
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Anderson and Joe McClain

Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
600
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA