Rick Anderson vs. Dallas Green — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dallas Green
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dallas Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dallas Green posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 4.75 and 1.521 for Rick Anderson. By the career numbers, Dallas Green had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Anderson and Dallas Green

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.96
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.86
24.86
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.26
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1687
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562.1
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.43
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
10.36
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.36
10.36
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.84
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.7
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
3.15
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.91
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.827
0.827
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
39.57
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2460
39.37
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.88
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.21
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.77
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.501
1.501
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
35.66
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
35.99
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Dallas Green

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.96
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.75
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.86
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.72
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.86
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.64
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.86
24.86
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Dallas Green

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
1400
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
746.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
532.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
14.22
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
45
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-21.51
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
4.36
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
62
232.5
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
22.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100