Matt Anderson vs. Tom Glavine — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Tom Glavine 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 105), strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 69), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 93). Tom Glavine held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 76). Role difference aside, Matt Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Tom Glavine

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.41
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.04
60.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
8.76
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.06
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2607
5.32
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.23
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.84
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16697
34.05
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Tom Glavine

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Tom Glavine

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
257
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
258.6
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1645
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1323
482.55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
33.92
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
66.38
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
329
120
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100