Rick Anderson vs. Esteban Yan — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Esteban Yan
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Esteban Yan 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 4.75 and WHIP 1.521 compared to 5.14 and 1.512 for Esteban Yan. 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 Esteban Yan

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
6.11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.75
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
5.14
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2086
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695.1
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.43
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
9.76
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.36
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.7
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
3.49
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.35
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.91
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
7.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.61
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
39.57
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3096
40.07
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.21
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
5.51
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.71
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
35.66
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2723
35.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Esteban Yan

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
6.11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2086
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695.1
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.91
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.92
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.86
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.92
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.86
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.83
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
95.27
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Esteban Yan

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1400
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
94400
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.667
2.667
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.075
1.075
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-21.51
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
446.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA