Rick Anderson vs. Clayton Lambert — Career Comparison

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Rick Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Lambert 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 5.4 and 1.474 for Clayton Lambert. 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 Clayton Lambert

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9.26
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.24
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
38.11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.23
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
5.71
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.917
1.917
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
33.94
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Clayton Lambert

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Clayton Lambert

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1114.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
10.96
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-4.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA