Rick Anderson vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Lefferts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 4.75 and 1.521 for Rick Anderson. By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Anderson and Craig Lefferts

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.57
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.7
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.43
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.91
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
39.57
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.21
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.31
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
35.66
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Craig Lefferts

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.21
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.86
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.86
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Craig Lefferts

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1400
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
538.78
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.31
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
13.1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.39
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-21.51
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-4.95
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA