Red Anderson vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Red Anderson
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Thompson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Red Anderson and Sam Thompson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Sam Thompson had the edge in WHIP (1.403 vs 1.602). By the career numbers, Sam Thompson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Red Anderson and Sam Thompson

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.37
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.59
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.64
44.64
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.06
67.06
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.61
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.35
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.41
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.2
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
9
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
9.88
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
10.03
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.65
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.54
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.6
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.63
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.1
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
39.91
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2101
39.89
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
5.53
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
5.6
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.84
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
35.1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
36.27
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Red Anderson and Sam Thompson

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.63
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.75
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.2
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.03
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.861
1.861
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.28
66.28
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Anderson and Sam Thompson

Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
502.33
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
268.66
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
544.19
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
537.31
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
104.48
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
86.57
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.93
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.91
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
57.46
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.96
32.71
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
128.36
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
134.33
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
53.73
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.81
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
89.55
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
70.03
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.49
34.3
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.88
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
201
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
32.84
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100