John Anderson vs. Lou Brock — Career Comparison

John Anderson
Pre-GenerationalNorwayThrows RightBats SwitchEuropeBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lou Brock
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

John Anderson and Lou Brock 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, 109 for Lou Brock), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 117). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for John Anderson and Lou Brock

John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1636
144.93
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2616
139.71
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6773
600
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11235
600
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6345
562.08
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10332
551.78
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1843
163.27
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3023
161.44
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1341
118.8
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
120
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
29.06
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
25.95
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
10.98
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
7.53
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
4.43
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
7.96
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
44.47
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776
41.44
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
903.39
80.03
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1551.65
82.87
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2569
227.58
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4238
226.33
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2206
195.42
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
204.7
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
871
77.16
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1610
85.98
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
978
86.64
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
900
48.06
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1799
159.37
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2361
126.09
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
991.09
87.8
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1590.59
84.94
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.7
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.62
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
310
27.46
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
40.64
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
6.62
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
31.54
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1730
92.39
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.03
19.03
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
6.49
6.49
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.76
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.51
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2.46
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
114
6.09
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
338
29.94
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
50.09
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
16.4
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
338
29.94
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1245
66.49
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
75.34
75.34

Fielding Stats for John Anderson and Lou Brock

John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
1.04
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
1.05
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
0.39
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
1.03
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41697
27
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64478
27
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13899
9
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21492.2
9
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8078
5.23
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4394
1.84
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
0.29
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.06
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
0.16
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.08
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8766
5.68
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4732
1.98
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8522
5.52
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4536
1.9
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.293
5.293
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.809
1.809
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.23
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.01
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0