Bubbles Anderson vs. Wally Gilbert — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bubbles Anderson and Wally Gilbert are closely matched on the surface stats. Wally Gilbert posted stronger numbers in slugging (.341 vs .328) and batting average (.269 vs .250). Bubbles Anderson had the advantage in OPS (.675 vs .663). By the career numbers, Wally Gilbert had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bubbles Anderson and Wally Gilbert

Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
157.44
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
484
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
400
495.87
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2317
543.47
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
123.97
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
95.45
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.6
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
26.27
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.92
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.64
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
28.51
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
31.9
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.51
66.34
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267.52
62.75
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
131
162.4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
791
185.54
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
198.35
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
803
188.35
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
78.1
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
70.6
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
58.26
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
50.2
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
136.36
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
119.16
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
73.23
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302.63
70.98
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.64
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
60.74
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
38
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.2
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
131
30.73
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.8
96.8
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
19.53
19.53
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
1.24
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
29.75
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
14.54
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.64
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
90.91
90.91
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bubbles Anderson and Wally Gilbert

Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.19
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.99
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
9
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.98
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.43
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
4.91
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.42
90.42
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.119
4.119
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.43
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0