Dave Anderson vs. Nelson Mathews — Career Comparison

Dave Anderson
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstop
Nelson Mathews
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dave Anderson and Nelson Mathews are closely matched on the surface stats. Nelson Mathews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .635) and slugging (.359 vs .318). Dave Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.317 vs .297). By the career numbers, Nelson Mathews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Nelson Mathews

Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
229.03
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
306
170.63
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2287
600
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1076
600
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2026
531.53
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
978
545.35
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
128.55
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
218
121.56
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
101.27
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
143
79.74
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
19.15
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
21.75
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.15
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.81
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.98
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.27
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
27.28
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
41.82
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205.43
53.89
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102.23
57.01
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
644
168.95
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
195.72
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701
183.91
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
309
172.3
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
64.01
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
93
51.86
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
37.52
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
54.65
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
96.55
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
169
94.24
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217.54
57.07
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
96.63
53.88
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.31
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.67
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
54.04
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
88
49.07
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.46
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.25
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
86.84
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
138.29
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.91
6.91
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.71
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.41
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
12.86
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
15.61
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
12.86
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.46
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
7.87
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.69
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
20.73
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.15
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.03
62.03
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Nelson Mathews

Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
1.42
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.08
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
0.92
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14968
27
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6903
27
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4989.1
9
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2301
9
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
894
1.61
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
2.4
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1556
2.81
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.13
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2523
4.55
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
2.5
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2450
4.42
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
2.43
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
97.11
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.109
3.109
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.255
2.255
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.72
64.72
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.73
92.73
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.49
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0