Matt Anderson vs. Harlan Pyle — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harlan Pyle
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harlan Pyle 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 20.25 and 3.750 for Harlan Pyle. 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 Harlan Pyle

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
9.01
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.19
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
8.73
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
5.51
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.7
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
40.75
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
74.25
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.89
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.86
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.582
1.582
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.25
74.25

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Harlan Pyle

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
27
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256.2
9
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.44
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.37
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Harlan Pyle

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA