Matt Anderson vs. Ralph Hamner — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ralph Hamner
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph Hamner 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. Ralph Hamner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.673 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Ralph Hamner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Ralph Hamner

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.15
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.58
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9.65
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
4.05
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
40.75
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
41.65
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.44
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.582
1.582
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.673
1.673
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
35.8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Ralph Hamner

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
27
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256.2
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.44
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.37
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.967
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Ralph Hamner

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
25.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
11.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
209.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA