Bret Saberhagen vs. Anthony Telford — Career Comparison

Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Anthony Telford
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bret Saberhagen built a career as a starting pitcher and Anthony Telford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bret Saberhagen led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 120), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 105). Anthony Telford held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 112). Role difference aside, Bret Saberhagen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bret Saberhagen and Anthony Telford

Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.8
58.8
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.34
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
4.17
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2452
8.61
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
9.39
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.77
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
3.48
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715
6.02
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
6.54
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.853
0.853
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1995
39.43
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.78
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
3.64
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
4.76
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.31
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.59
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9734
34.19
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
34.69
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Bret Saberhagen and Anthony Telford

Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
0.71
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
1.46
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.54
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
2.25
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.43
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.17
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.31
94.31
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bret Saberhagen and Anthony Telford

Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
1065.2
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
7135.71
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
502.2
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
60.79
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
50.22
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.96
13.11
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
22.92
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
71.37
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
95.15
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.49
3.94
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
21.99
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
129.52
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.63
4.63
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
63.44
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA