Brian Anderson vs. Frank Taveras — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Frank Taveras
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Brian Anderson and Frank Taveras are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Anderson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.662 vs .615) and slugging (.370 vs .313). Frank Taveras had the advantage in on-base percentage (.302 vs .292). By the career numbers, Brian Anderson 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 Frank Taveras

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
241.22
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1150
156.85
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
883
600
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4399
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
799
542.92
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4043
551.44
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
181
122.99
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029
140.35
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
75.42
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
839
114.44
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.94
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
19.64
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.95
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.57
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
25.91
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.01
59.8
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404.69
55.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
201.13
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1267
172.81
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
172.59
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
177.59
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
73.39
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
68.61
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.36
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
29.19
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.8
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
97.52
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
83.26
56.57
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432.65
59.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.44
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
44.17
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
33.96
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.23
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
141.34
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
64.65
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
9.28
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.76
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.14
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.72
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.18
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
10.19
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
8.87
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
8.83
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
40.92
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.51
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
14.46
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.35
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
55.38
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.15
48.15
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.89
73.89

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Frank Taveras

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.45
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1132
1.11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.9
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
1.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27456
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9152
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.43
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1678
1.65
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
3.1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
0.24
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.48
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5071
4.99
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.46
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4831
4.75
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
95.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.699
1.699
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.268
4.268
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
0.56
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0