Matt Anderson vs. Mike Loynd — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Loynd
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Loynd 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 5.82 and 1.698 for Mike Loynd. 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 Mike Loynd

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.83
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.19
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.82
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
10.59
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.05
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.46
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.61
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.55
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
40.75
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
42.12
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.86
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.71
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.582
1.582
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
36.78
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Mike Loynd

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.83
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.89
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.02
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Mike Loynd

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
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Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
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Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
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Matt Anderson
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Mike Loynd
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Matt Anderson
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Mike Loynd
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Matt Anderson
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Mike Loynd
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Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
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Mike Loynd
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Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
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Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
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Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
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Mike Loynd
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Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
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Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
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