Brian Anderson vs. Jim Essian — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Jim Essian
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Brian Anderson and Jim Essian are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Essian posted stronger numbers in OPS (.674 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.328 vs .292). Brian Anderson had the advantage in slugging (.370 vs .347). By the career numbers, Jim Essian had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Jim Essian

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
241.22
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
198.51
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
883
600
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2146
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
799
542.92
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1855
518.64
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
181
122.99
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
126.65
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
75.42
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
92.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.94
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
23.77
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.84
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.95
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.23
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.57
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
33.83
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.01
59.8
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209.63
58.61
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
201.13
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
179.78
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
172.59
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
690
192.92
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
73.39
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
54.24
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.36
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
57.88
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.8
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
102.89
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
83.26
56.57
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223.7
62.55
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.44
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.68
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
44.17
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
64.59
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.84
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.34
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
47.81
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.55
12.55
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.76
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.23
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.72
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.87
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.19
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
63
17.61
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.83
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.52
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.51
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.63
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.35
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.15
48.15
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Jim Essian

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.45
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.24
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.9
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
0.99
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14765
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4921.2
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
2.43
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
5.33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
0.74
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.48
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3374
6.17
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.46
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3319
6.07
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.699
1.699
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.47
80.47
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.11
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
0.74
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.5