Jim Anderson vs. Billy Gilbert — Career Comparison

Jim Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Billy Gilbert
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Billy Gilbert posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Anderson. Billy Gilbert posted stronger numbers in OPS (.617 vs .579) and on-base percentage (.328 vs .281). Jim Anderson had the advantage in home run production (13 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Billy Gilbert 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 Gilbert

Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
230.43
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
850
155.92
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
600
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3271
600
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
970
533.46
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2816
516.54
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
211
116.04
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
127.48
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
161
88.54
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
110.42
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.25
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
13.21
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.1
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.12
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.15
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.73
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
27.5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
17.06
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80.23
44.12
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331.15
60.74
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
158.94
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
149.13
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
297
163.34
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1037
190.22
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
58.85
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
68.79
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
47.3
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
43.47
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
98.99
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
111.53
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
82.22
45.22
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371.24
68.1
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.75
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
13.21
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
81
44.55
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
49.53
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.1
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
71.49
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
42.01
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.39
8.39
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.28
14.28
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
15.95
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
20.73
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.3
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.65
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.95
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
30.63
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.15
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
12.1
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
30.63
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jim Anderson and Billy Gilbert

Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.4
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844
1.03
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.96
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
0.55
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7885
27
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22182
27
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2628.1
9
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7394
9
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
1.73
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
2.43
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
3.09
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
3.18
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.23
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.38
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
5.05
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4921
5.99
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
4.82
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4606
5.61
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.39
95.39
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.457
5.457
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.79
53.79
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.62
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.4
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0