George Anderson vs. Bobby Thomson — Career Comparison

George Anderson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueRight Fielder
Bobby Thomson
Greatest GenerationScotlandThrows RightBats RightNew York GiantsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, George Anderson and Bobby Thomson are closely matched on the surface stats. Bobby Thomson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.796 vs .734) and slugging (.462 vs .375). George Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.359 vs .334). By the career numbers, Bobby Thomson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Anderson and Bobby Thomson

George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
269
141.7
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1779
153.43
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1139
600
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6957
600
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
530.47
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6305
543.77
George Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
152.24
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
147.05
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
119.58
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1100
94.87
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
21.07
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
23.03
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.96
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
6.38
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.63
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
22.77
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
62
32.66
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
52.18
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
152.17
80.16
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949.93
81.93
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
378
199.12
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2912
251.14
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
402
211.76
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2298
198.19
George Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
George Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
77.96
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
77.88
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
36.35
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1026
88.49
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
212
111.68
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1665
143.6
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165.92
87.4
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
976.86
84.25
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.9
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
2.93
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
51.62
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
559
48.21
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.98
George Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
58.47
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
804
69.34
George Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.26
10.26
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.65
8.65
George Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.01
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
3.1
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.98
George Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
159
13.71
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
18.96
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
3.28
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.72
George Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
18.96
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
5
George Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
65.52
65.52

Fielding Stats for George Anderson and Bobby Thomson

George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
2.86
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
0.99
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16021
27
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5340.1
9
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
6.4
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
0.83
George Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.2
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4411
7.43
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4292
7.23
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.808
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.525
2.525
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.53
34.53
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.1
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0