Dwain Anderson vs. Buddy Kennedy — Career Comparison

Dwain Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop
Buddy Kennedy
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dwain Anderson and Buddy Kennedy are closely matched on the surface stats. Buddy Kennedy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.545 vs .532) and slugging (.274 vs .245). Dwain Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.287 vs .271). By the career numbers, Buddy Kennedy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dwain Anderson and Buddy Kennedy

Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
261.4
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
67
222.1
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
181
600
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
536.84
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
157
520.44
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
108.77
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
92.82
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
92.98
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
62.98
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.53
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.57
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.51
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.63
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.75
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.63
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.79
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.83
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.6
37.9
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.77
45.66
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
131.58
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
142.54
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
168.42
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
49
162.43
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.89
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
53.04
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
24.56
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
66.3
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
80.7
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.71
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.07
40.47
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.3
44.08
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.51
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.94
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
56.14
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
59.67
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
122.81
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
145.86
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.89
4.89
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.94
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.53
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.31
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.02
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.31
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dwain Anderson and Buddy Kennedy

Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.55
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.35
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.88
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.07
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2189
27
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1057
27
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729.2
9
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
352.1
9
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.7
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.69
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.71
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.79
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
4.72
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.53
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.42
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.47
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.47
93.47
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.841
2.841
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.566
2.566
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.35
56.35
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.25
79.25
Dwain Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwain Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0