Matt Anderson vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer 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. Glenn Spencer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Glenn Spencer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Glenn Spencer

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
9.91
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
39.74
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.93
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
5.61
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Glenn Spencer

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.44
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.37
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Glenn Spencer

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
473.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
528.41
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
57.95
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
11.28
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
75
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
88.64
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.45
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-1.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
167.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA