Matt Anderson vs. Carl Sitton — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Sitton 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. Carl Sitton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Carl Sitton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Carl Sitton

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
34.2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Carl Sitton

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Carl Sitton

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
32.21
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
240
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA