Matt Anderson vs. Willie Cathey — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Cathey 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. Willie Cathey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.17 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Willie Cathey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Willie Cathey

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.86
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.43
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
6.47
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
39.61
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.86
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.31
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.84
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
36.7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Willie Cathey

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Willie Cathey

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
3.58
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-20.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA