Brian Anderson vs. Matt Thaiss — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Matt Thaiss
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Brian Anderson and Matt Thaiss are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Anderson posted stronger numbers in slugging (.370 vs .332) and batting average (.227 vs .210). Matt Thaiss had the advantage in on-base percentage (.321 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 Matt Thaiss

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
241.22
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
305
190.43
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
883
600
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
961
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
799
542.92
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
819
511.34
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
122.99
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
172
107.39
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
75.42
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
74.3
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.94
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
29
18.11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.95
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
14.36
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.57
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
53
33.09
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
88.01
59.8
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.62
60.95
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
201.13
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
172.59
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
191.68
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
73.39
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
92
57.44
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.36
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
59.31
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.8
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
164
102.39
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
83.26
56.57
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.34
60.78
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.44
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.62
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
44.17
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
78.67
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.34
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.76
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.72
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.75
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.19
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.37
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.83
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.37
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.51
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.35
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.99
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.15
48.15
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Matt Thaiss

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.45
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.9
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.01
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5871
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
2.43
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
7.28
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.52
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.48
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1720
7.91
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.46
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
7.8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.699
1.699
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.119
6.119
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.06
79.06
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.49
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11