Matt Anderson vs. Brad Hennessey — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Hennessey
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Hennessey 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. Brad Hennessey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Brad Hennessey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Brad Hennessey

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.57
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9.73
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.05
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
3.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
4.79
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
39.8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.17
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.47
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.84
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1404
35.04
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Brad Hennessey

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.541
0.541
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Brad Hennessey

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
934.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
544.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
123.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
92.78
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.56
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.93
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
44.84
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
179.38
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
129.9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.11
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
49.48
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
74.23
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
46.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
27
167.01
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
43.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100