Matt Anderson vs. Rube Walberg — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Walberg
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Walberg 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. Rube Walberg posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Rube Walberg had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Rube Walberg

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
1.85
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.53
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.48
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.36
52.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.43
56.43
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.48
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
4.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7932
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
9.51
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
3.51
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
3.69
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11538
39.27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.49
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1423
4.84
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10480
35.67
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Rube Walberg

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
27
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256.2
9
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.44
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.37
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Rube Walberg

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
257
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
326.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1005
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
905
540.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
96.72
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
75.82
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.52
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.99
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
20.9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.27
29.42
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
125.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
125.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
46.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
50.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
94.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.26
27.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
28.66
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
179
106.87
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
5.61
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67