John Anderson vs. Lyman Bostock — Career Comparison

John Anderson
Pre-GenerationalNorwayThrows RightBats SwitchEuropeBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lyman Bostock
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

John Anderson and Lyman Bostock are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for John Anderson, 111 for Lyman Bostock), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 110). The overall lean goes to Lyman Bostock, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for John Anderson and Lyman Bostock

John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1636
144.93
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
526
142.55
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6773
600
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
2214
600
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6345
562.08
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
2004
543.09
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1843
163.27
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
624
169.11
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1341
118.8
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
127.1
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
29.06
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
102
27.64
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
10.98
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.13
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
4.43
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.23
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
44.47
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
155
42.01
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903.39
80.03
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301.53
81.71
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2569
227.58
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
855
231.71
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2206
195.42
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
804
217.89
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
871
77.16
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
82.66
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
978
86.64
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
250
67.75
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1799
159.37
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
532
144.17
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991.09
87.8
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
321.77
87.2
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.7
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.44
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
27.46
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
46.34
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.42
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
31.54
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
47.15
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.03
19.03
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
12.72
12.72
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.76
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.71
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.42
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
64
17.34
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
29.94
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
45
12.2
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.59
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
29.94
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
73
19.78
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
61.64
61.64

Fielding Stats for John Anderson and Lyman Bostock

John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1610
1.04
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
1.06
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
0.39
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
1
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41697
27
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13057
27
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13899
9
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4352.1
9
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8078
5.23
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
2.53
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
0.29
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
0.16
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8766
5.68
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
2.62
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8522
5.52
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253
2.59
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.293
5.293
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.452
2.452
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.23
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0