Rick Anderson vs. Chad Zerbe — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Zerbe 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 3.87 and 1.384 for Chad Zerbe. 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 Chad Zerbe

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.87
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
9.48
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.6
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.5
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.74
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.17
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
38.38
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.44
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.43
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.917
1.917
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
34.03
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Chad Zerbe

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.67
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
2.26
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
2.21
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Chad Zerbe

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
2850
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
500
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
6.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-5.27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA