Rick Sawyer vs. Anthony Telford — Career Comparison

Rick Sawyer
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Anthony Telford
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Sawyer 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. Anthony Telford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.49 and 1.717 for Rick Sawyer. By the career numbers, Anthony Telford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Sawyer and Anthony Telford

Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
3.32
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.9
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.03
27.03
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.49
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.17
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
10.29
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
9.39
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.76
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.31
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.48
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.68
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
6.54
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.49
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
40.21
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1995
39.43
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.81
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.78
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.85
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.76
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.81
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.75
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
34.46
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
34.69
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Rick Sawyer and Anthony Telford

Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
3.32
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.9
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.71
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.54
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.07
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.43
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.98
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.31
94.31
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.03
27.03
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Sawyer and Anthony Telford

Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
74
765.52
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
7135.71
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
455.17
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
492.86
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
27.66
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
22.92
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
37.79
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
21.99
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA