Brian Anderson vs. Jesse Williams — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Brian Anderson and Jesse Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Jesse Williams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .292). Brian Anderson had the advantage in slugging (.370 vs .357). By the career numbers, Jesse Williams 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 Jesse Williams

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
241.22
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
288
151.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
883
600
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1143
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
799
542.92
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1012
531.23
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
181
122.99
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
141.73
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
75.42
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
108.66
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.94
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
40
21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.45
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.95
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.57
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
63
33.07
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
88.01
59.8
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.47
72.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
201.13
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
189.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
172.59
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
200
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
73.39
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
88.71
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.36
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
53.02
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
166
112.8
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
139.11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
83.26
56.57
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151.13
79.33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.44
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.77
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
44.17
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
52.49
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.34
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571.5
571.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.76
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.97
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.72
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.19
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
8.83
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.51
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.35
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
17.32
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.15
48.15
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.97
96.97

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Jesse Williams

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.45
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.9
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7123
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2374.1
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.43
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.97
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.01
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.48
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
5.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.46
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
4.98
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.699
1.699
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.516
4.516
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.38
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0