Rick Anderson vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Rick Anderson and Al Sima are fairly close on the surface numbers. Al Sima had the edge in ERA (4.61 vs 4.75). By the career numbers, Al Sima had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rick Anderson and Al Sima

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.92
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.61
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
10
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.91
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
39.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
35.66
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Al Sima

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.86
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.86
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Al Sima

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
1400
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-21.51
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0