Harry Anderson vs. Joe Medwick — Career Comparison

Harry Anderson
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Joe Medwick comes out clearly ahead of Harry Anderson across most offensive categories. Joe Medwick led in home run production (HR/PA+ 246 vs 129), contact rate (K%+ 124 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 110). Harry Anderson held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 99 vs 71). Joe Medwick was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Harry Anderson and Joe Medwick

Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
484
162.69
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1984
146.2
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1785
600
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1586
533.11
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.793
0.793
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
419
140.84
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
261
87.73
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
82
27.56
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.38
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.17
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
15.11
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
158
53.11
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
244.66
82.24
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
713
239.66
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
594
199.66
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
199
66.89
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
88.28
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
242
81.34
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
381
128.07
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
242.99
81.68
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.38
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
53.45
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
10.76
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
97.82
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
551
40.6
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.78
14.78
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.03
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.24
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.04
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.75
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
203
14.96
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.1
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.03
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.1
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Harry Anderson and Joe Medwick

Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.08
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.03
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10697
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3565.2
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
3.16
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4152
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.17
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
3.39
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320
3.33
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.077
3.077
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.34
95.34
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.14
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0