Matt Anderson vs. Lou Koupal — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Koupal
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Koupal 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.19 and WHIP 1.640 compared to 5.58 and 1.765 for Lou Koupal. By the career numbers, Matt Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Lou Koupal

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
2.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.94
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.56
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.26
32.26
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.65
34.65
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.19
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
5.58
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335.1
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
11.7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.33
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1162
40.75
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.87
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.07
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.86
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
6.84
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.582
1.582
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
37.55
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Lou Koupal

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
27
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256.2
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.44
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.37
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.753
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Lou Koupal

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
556.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
567.27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
8.68
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.84
-10.01
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA