Jim Anderson vs. Billy Consolo — Career Comparison

Jim Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Billy Consolo
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jim Anderson and Billy Consolo are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Consolo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.605 vs .579) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .281). Jim Anderson had the advantage in home run production (13 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Billy Consolo had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Anderson and Billy Consolo

Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
419
230.43
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
265.44
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
600
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1363
600
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
970
533.46
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1178
518.56
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
116.04
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
114.45
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
161
88.54
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
92
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.25
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
31
13.65
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.1
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.84
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.15
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.96
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
27.5
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
22.45
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80.23
44.12
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112.61
49.57
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
158.94
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
149.67
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
297
163.34
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
186.65
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
58.85
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
69.55
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
47.3
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
83
36.54
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
98.99
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.13
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
82.22
45.22
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.04
53.72
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.75
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.32
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
81
44.55
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
70.87
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.1
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.32
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
71.49
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
297
130.74
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.39
8.39
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.95
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
18
7.92
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.3
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.32
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.65
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.56
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.95
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.96
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.15
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.4
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.1
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
19
8.36
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Jim Anderson and Billy Consolo

Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
1.4
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.45
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.96
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
0.95
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7885
27
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8939
27
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2628.1
9
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979.2
9
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
1.73
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.79
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
3.09
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
3.2
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.23
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.29
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
5.05
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1750
5.29
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
4.82
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
5
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.39
95.39
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.453
3.453
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.34
65.34
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.62
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.66
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0