Garret Anderson vs. Bill Joyce — Career Comparison

Garret Anderson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bill Joyce
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Garret Anderson and Bill Joyce are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.902 vs .792) and on-base percentage (.435 vs .331). Garret Anderson had the advantage in home run production (287 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Joyce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Garret Anderson and Bill Joyce

Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2228
145.67
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
906
130.58
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9177
600
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4163
600
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8640
564.89
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3310
477.06
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.953
0.953
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2529
165.35
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
971
139.95
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
110.1
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
642
92.53
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
34.13
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
153
22.05
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2.35
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
15.28
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
18.76
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
70
10.09
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
845
55.25
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
329
47.42
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1237.65
80.92
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
837.13
120.65
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3984
260.48
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1546
222.82
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2966
193.92
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1800
259.43
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.129
1.129
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
70.87
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
822
118.47
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1365
89.24
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
609
87.77
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2162
141.35
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1361
196.16
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1278.79
83.61
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
816.32
117.65
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.52
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
15.57
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
429
28.05
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
103.92
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
6.8
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1224
80.03
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
54.77
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
10.96
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.85
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.46
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.69
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.88
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
5.23
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.07
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
8.3
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
62.99
62.99
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Garret Anderson and Bill Joyce

Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1913
1.04
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
1.05
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
1.03
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49549
27
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23358
27
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16516.1
9
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7786
9
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4057
2.21
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2418
2.8
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.06
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1631
1.89
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.03
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
0.59
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4214
2.3
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4559
5.27
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4166
2.27
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
4.68
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.81
88.81
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.178
2.178
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.469
4.469
Garret Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.22
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garret Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0