Matt Anderson vs. Dave Frost — Career Comparison

Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Frost 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. Dave Frost posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Dave Frost had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Dave Frost

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.54
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.6
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.85
84.85
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
9.33
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.84
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
3.63
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2343
38.29
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.84
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.92
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2109
34.47
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Dave Frost

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.65
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.28
95.28
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.85
84.85
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Dave Frost

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
99
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Frost
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
Dave Frost
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
Dave Frost
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Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Dave Frost
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Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Dave Frost
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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Per 600 PA
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0
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