Walter Anderson vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Walter Anderson
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.25 and 1.405 for Walter Anderson. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Anderson and Dazzy Vance

Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.46
58.46
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.25
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.69
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2809
8.52
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.4
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.42
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.23
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
43.23
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.05
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.44
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37.94
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.23
43.23
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Walter Anderson and Dazzy Vance

Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Anderson and Dazzy Vance

Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
784.62
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
523.92
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
78.78
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
47.23
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.63
25.7
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
103.6
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
125.18
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
61.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.96
20.48
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
42.63
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
29.68
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100