Matt Anderson vs. Dennis Blair — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 119), strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 87). Role difference aside, Matt Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Dennis Blair

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
8.73
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.66
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
5.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
4.73
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
39.45
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.22
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.84
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
33.8
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Dennis Blair

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.51
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Dennis Blair

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
302.44
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
531.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.41
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
11.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.68
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
51
248.78
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA