Harry Anderson vs. Steve Mesner — Career Comparison

Harry Anderson
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Steve Mesner
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Harry Anderson comes out clearly ahead of Steve Mesner across most offensive categories. Harry Anderson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 129 vs 10), slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 84), and walk rate (BB%+ 99 vs 78). Steve Mesner held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 206 vs 77). Harry Anderson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Harry Anderson and Steve Mesner

Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
162.69
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
451
155.34
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1785
600
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
1742
600
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1586
533.11
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1574
542.14
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
140.84
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
397
136.74
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
261
87.73
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
110.91
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
27.56
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
67
23.08
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.38
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.07
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.17
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.69
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
53.11
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
75
25.83
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244.66
82.24
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
143.72
49.5
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713
239.66
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
482
166.02
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
199.66
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
523
180.14
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
66.89
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
153
52.7
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
81.34
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
167
57.52
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
128.07
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
318
109.53
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242.99
81.68
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
164.52
56.66
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.38
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.72
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
53.45
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
121
41.68
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
10.76
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
291
97.82
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
23.77
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.25
25.25
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.03
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.47
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.04
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.75
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
43
14.81
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.79
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.03
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.79
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Harry Anderson and Steve Mesner

Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.08
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.03
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10697
27
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3565.2
9
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
3.16
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.17
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
3.39
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1469
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320
3.33
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.077
3.077
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.203
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.34
95.34
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.14
Steve Mesner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Mesner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0