Red Anderson vs. Tyler Clippard — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Red Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Tyler Clippard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tyler Clippard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.133 compared to 4.35 and 1.602 for Red Anderson. By the career numbers, Tyler Clippard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Anderson and Tyler Clippard

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.37
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.33
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.58
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.76
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.35
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
3.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
27
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2617
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.2
9
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.1
9
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9.88
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
6.45
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.16
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.54
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.55
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.63
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
9.86
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
39.91
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3575
36.88
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.19
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.53
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
3.37
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.31
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
35.1
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3145
32.45
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88

Fielding Stats for Red Anderson and Tyler Clippard

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.33
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2617
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872.1
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.62
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.97
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.91
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.109
0.109
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Anderson and Tyler Clippard

Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
502.33
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
26900
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
544.19
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
57.46
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
19.7
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
70.03
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
12.69
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
200
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA