Matt Anderson vs. Art Mahaffey — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Art Mahaffey
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Art Mahaffey 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 79), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 102). Art Mahaffey held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 76). Role difference aside, Matt Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Art Mahaffey

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.53
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.97
47.97
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
4.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
8.73
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
8.64
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.05
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.32
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.21
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
5.76
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.33
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4252
38.31
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
4.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3845
34.64
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Art Mahaffey

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.05
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.59
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Art Mahaffey

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
310
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
521.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
70
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
17.23
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
86.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
28.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
31.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
3.12
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
109
181.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
60
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA