Justin Anderson vs. Michael Lorenzen — Career Comparison

MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Lorenzen built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 156 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 87). Michael Lorenzen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 63). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Justin Anderson.

Pitching Stats for Justin Anderson and Michael Lorenzen

Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
9.66
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
3.57
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.54
49.54
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.63
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
4.08
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
7.63
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
8.32
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.81
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
6.01
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.5
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
10.64
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
7.46
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.64
10.64
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.218
1.218
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.46
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
40.47
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4214
38.08
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.79
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.97
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.28
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.85
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
33.71
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3751
33.89
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Justin Anderson and Michael Lorenzen

Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
9.66
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.54
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.84
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.21
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.03
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.16
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.96
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.555
0.555
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Anderson and Michael Lorenzen

Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
167
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
1844.9
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
600
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
542.86
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Justin Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43