John Anderson vs. Ed Charles — Career Comparison

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Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

John Anderson and Ed Charles 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, 105 for Ed Charles), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 110). The overall lean goes to John Anderson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for John Anderson and Ed Charles

John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1636
144.93
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1005
154.26
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6773
600
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
3909
600
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6345
562.08
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
3482
534.46
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1843
163.27
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
917
140.75
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1341
118.8
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
654
100.38
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
29.06
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
147
22.56
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
10.98
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.6
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
4.43
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
13.2
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
44.47
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
263
40.37
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903.39
80.03
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
464.23
71.26
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2569
227.58
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
1382
212.13
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2206
195.42
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1277
196.01
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
871
77.16
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
438
67.23
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
978
86.64
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
421
64.62
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1799
159.37
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
773
118.65
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991.09
87.8
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
480.82
73.8
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.7
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.3
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
310
27.46
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
50.96
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.07
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
31.54
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
525
80.58
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.03
19.03
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
7.45
7.45
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.76
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
36
5.53
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.76
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
91
13.97
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
29.94
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
86
13.2
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.37
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
29.94
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
121
18.57
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Charles
Career
Per 600 PA
71.07
71.07

Fielding Stats for John Anderson and Ed Charles

John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1610
1.04
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
1.06
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
0.39
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
1.01
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41697
27
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
24244
27
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13899
9
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8081.1
9
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8078
5.23
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
1
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
0.29
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
2.05
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
0.16
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.14
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8766
5.68
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2854
3.18
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8522
5.52
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2732
3.04
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.293
5.293
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.876
2.876
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Ed Charles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.23
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.19
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Charles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0