Red Anderson vs. Tommy Hunter — Career Comparison

Red Anderson
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tommy Hunter
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Hunter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Hunter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 4.35 and 1.602 for Red Anderson. By the career numbers, Tommy Hunter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Anderson and Tommy Hunter

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.37
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.37
54.37
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.35
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
4.07
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
27
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.2
9
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9.88
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
9.12
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.27
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.54
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.04
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.63
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
6.27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
39.91
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3830
37.58
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.1
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.53
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.34
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
35.1
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3556
34.89
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Red Anderson and Tommy Hunter

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2752
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917.1
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.14
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.79
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.68
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.96
93.96
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.337
0.337
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.96
14.96
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Anderson and Tommy Hunter

Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
502.33
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
60960
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
544.19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
57.46
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
70.03
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
20.56
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA