John Anderson vs. Claude Grier — Career Comparison

John Anderson
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Grier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Grier built a career as a starting pitcher and John Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Grier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 6.45 and 1.813 for John Anderson. By the career numbers, Claude Grier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Anderson and Claude Grier

John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.84
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.43
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.21
78.21
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.45
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.6
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
27
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
9
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
12.9
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
8.78
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.9
12.9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.21
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.82
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.03
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.83
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
6.51
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
42.51
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1461
26.78
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.41
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.46
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
39.49
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1181
21.65
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.78
26.78

Fielding Stats for John Anderson and Claude Grier

John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.84
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.17
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.66
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1009
27
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336.1
9
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.54
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.01
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.85
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.62
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.57
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.62
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.38
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.71
92.71
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.542
0.542
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.54
76.54
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Anderson and Claude Grier

John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
2400
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
256.39
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
518.06
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.23
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.3
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.93
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.93
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.9
44.67
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
132.16
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
179.74
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.15
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
92.51
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-21.82
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.41
56.59
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
52.86
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.29
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.5
113.5
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100