Red Anderson vs. Dick Tidrow — Career Comparison

Red Anderson
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tidrow
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tidrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Tidrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.35 and 1.602 for Red Anderson. By the career numbers, Dick Tidrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Anderson and Dick Tidrow

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.37
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.19
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.71
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.48
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.35
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
3.68
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5240
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.2
9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746.2
9
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9.88
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
8.79
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.84
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.54
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.98
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.58
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.63
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
5.02
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
39.91
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7412
38.19
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.26
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.53
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
4.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.32
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
35.1
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.19
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Red Anderson and Dick Tidrow

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.2
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.71
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5239
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746.1
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.09
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.65
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.59
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.498
0.498
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.26
22.26
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Anderson and Dick Tidrow

Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
502.33
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
3263.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
544.19
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
500
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
57.46
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
4.2
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.16
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.84
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
70.03
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.01
-15.82
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
42
221.05
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.21
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.53
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA