Jason Anderson vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Jason Anderson
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 6.39 and 1.974 for Jason Anderson. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Anderson and Russ Meyer

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.58
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.29
56.29
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.39
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.42
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.11
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
43.11
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.55
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.95
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
34.34
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Jason Anderson and Russ Meyer

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
7.58
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Anderson and Russ Meyer

Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
336.38
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
600
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
510.37
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA