Bubbles Anderson vs. Mike Matheny — Career Comparison

Bubbles Anderson
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Mike Matheny
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherGold Glove

Looking at the career totals, Bubbles Anderson and Mike Matheny are closely matched on the surface stats. Bubbles Anderson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.675 vs .646) and on-base percentage (.348 vs .302). Mike Matheny had the advantage in slugging (.344 vs .328). By the career numbers, Bubbles 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 Bubbles Anderson and Mike Matheny

Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
157.44
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
182.65
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
484
600
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4287
600
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
400
495.87
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3877
542.62
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
123.97
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
925
129.46
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
95.45
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
659
92.23
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.6
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
26.59
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.92
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.26
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.38
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
28.51
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
37.23
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.51
66.34
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393.27
55.04
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
131
162.4
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1334
186.7
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
198.35
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1236
172.99
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
78.1
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
49.41
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
58.26
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
62
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
136.36
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
102.03
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
73.23
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395.16
55.31
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.64
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
6.3
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
60.74
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
37.23
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.56
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.2
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
795
111.27
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.8
96.8
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
29.75
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
9.1
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.76
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.58
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.4
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.12
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.24
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.96
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.64
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.08
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.91
90.91
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for Bubbles Anderson and Mike Matheny

Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.19
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
1.16
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.99
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1142
1.02
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
27
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30251
27
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
9
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10083.2
9
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7145
6.38
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.98
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
0.55
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.04
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
5.43
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7803
6.96
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
4.91
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7759
6.93
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.42
90.42
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.119
4.119
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.955
5.955
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.64
87.64
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.43
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.08
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.05
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubbles Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
0.49
Bubbles Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.27