Shaun Anderson vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Shaun Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 6.39 and 1.745 for Shaun Anderson. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shaun Anderson and Otis Starks

Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.19
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.99
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.68
23.68
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.39
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
163.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
11.85
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
10.74
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.64
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
7.05
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.72
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
42.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
7.22
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
6.38
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.77
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
37.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Shaun Anderson and Otis Starks

Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.19
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.99
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
163.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.77
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.05
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.93
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.82
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.68
23.68
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shaun Anderson and Otis Starks

Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
1628.57
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
8.3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-17.95
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
407.14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.47
1.47
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100