Jimmy Anderson vs. Dallas Green — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dallas Green
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dallas Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dallas Green posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 5.42 and 1.629 for Jimmy Anderson. By the career numbers, Dallas Green had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Dallas Green

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.96
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.74
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.39
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.86
24.86
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.26
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1687
27
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
562.1
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
10.36
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.36
10.36
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.91
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.74
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
3.76
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
3.15
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.38
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.29
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.837
0.837
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2460
39.37
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.88
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.81
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.77
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
35.68
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
35.99
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Dallas Green

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.96
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.74
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.9
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.75
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2.3
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.72
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
2.22
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.64
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.86
24.86
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Dallas Green

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
122
379.27
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
746.25
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
528.5
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
532.5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
71.5
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
17
63.75
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
16
60
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.44
13.81
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
14.22
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80.83
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
18
67.5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
96.37
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.75
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
34.2
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.65
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
52.85
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
4.64
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
4.36
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.87
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.25
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
136.79
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
62
232.5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.5
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100