Rick Anderson vs. Ed Chandler — Career Comparison

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Rick Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Chandler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 2.083 compared to 6.37 and 1.449 for Ed Chandler. By the career numbers, Rick Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Anderson and Ed Chandler

Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.37
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9.4
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
10.5
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.64
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.43
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
39.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.21
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.917
1.917
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.449
1.449
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.1
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Ed Chandler

Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Ed Chandler

Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2250
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
7.82
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA