Brian Anderson vs. Chick Shorten — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Chick Shorten
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Brian Anderson and Chick Shorten are closely matched on the surface stats. Chick Shorten posted stronger numbers in OPS (.680 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .292). Brian Anderson had the advantage in slugging (.370 vs .349). By the career numbers, Chick Shorten 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 Chick Shorten

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
241.22
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
208.3
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
883
600
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1518
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
799
542.92
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
531.62
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
181
122.99
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
146.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
75.42
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
117
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.94
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
20.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.91
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.95
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.19
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.57
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
29.25
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
88.01
59.8
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161.11
63.68
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
201.13
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
185.77
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
172.59
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
190.12
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
73.39
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
63.64
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.36
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
52.96
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
166
112.8
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
115.42
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
83.26
56.57
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184.73
73.02
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.44
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
44.17
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
43.48
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.34
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
26.88
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
22.32
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
1.62
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.76
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
24.51
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.72
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.19
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.83
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.74
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.51
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.16
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.35
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.91
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.15
48.15
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Chick Shorten

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.45
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.9
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6257
27
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2085.2
9
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.43
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.48
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
2.46
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.699
1.699
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.824
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0