Brian Anderson vs. Fred Tenney — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Fred Tenney
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Brian Anderson and Fred Tenney are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Tenney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.371 vs .292). Brian Anderson had the advantage in slugging (.370 vs .358). By the career numbers, Fred Tenney 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 Fred Tenney

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
241.22
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1994
135.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
883
600
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8809
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
799
542.92
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7595
517.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.777
0.777
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
181
122.99
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2231
151.96
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
75.42
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
126.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.94
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
18.39
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
5.24
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.95
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.57
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
25.13
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
88.01
59.8
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1157.74
78.86
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
201.13
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2721
185.33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
172.59
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3168
215.78
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
73.39
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1278
87.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.36
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
46.86
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
166
112.8
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
132.41
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
83.26
56.57
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1287.32
87.68
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.44
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
4.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
44.17
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
874
59.53
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
141.34
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
484
32.97
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.2
18.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.76
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
18.87
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.72
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.19
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
8.83
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
19.41
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.51
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.35
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
19.41
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.15
48.15
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Fred Tenney

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.45
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986
1.09
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.9
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840
0.46
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49167
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16389
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
2.43
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18278
10.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
0.8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
0.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.48
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20091
11.03
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.46
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19730
10.83
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.699
1.699
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.935
9.935
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.3
42.3
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
0.53
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.06
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.04