Matt Anderson vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Lefty Williams

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.18
68.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
34.09
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Lefty Williams

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Lefty Williams

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.46
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA