Brian Anderson vs. Charley Thomas — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Charley Thomas
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IICatcher

Looking at the career totals, Brian Anderson and Charley Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Charley Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.678 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .292). Brian Anderson had the advantage in slugging (.370 vs .355). By the career numbers, Charley Thomas 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 Charley Thomas

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
241.22
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
20
181.82
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
883
600
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
799
542.92
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
563.64
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
122.99
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
75.42
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.94
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.95
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.57
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88.01
59.8
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
71.4
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
201.13
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
22
200
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
172.59
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
190.91
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
73.39
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.36
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
112.8
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.26
56.57
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.98
81.61
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.44
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
44.17
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.34
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.76
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.72
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.19
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
8.83
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.51
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.35
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.15
48.15
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Charley Thomas

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.45
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.25
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.9
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.06
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.1
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
2.43
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
6.48
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.43
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
2.48
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
8.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
2.46
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
7.92
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.699
1.699
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0