John Anderson vs. Lave Cross — Career Comparison

John Anderson
Pre-GenerationalNorwayThrows RightBats SwitchEuropeBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

John Anderson and Lave Cross 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, 102 for Lave Cross), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 111). The overall lean goes to John Anderson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for John Anderson and Lave Cross

John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1636
144.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6773
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6345
562.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9084
559.53
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
163.27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1341
118.8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
29.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
10.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
8.38
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.43
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
44.47
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903.39
80.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2569
227.58
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2206
195.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
871
77.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
978
86.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1378
84.88
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1799
159.37
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
991.09
87.8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.7
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
310
27.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
28.7
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
356
31.54
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
19.03
19.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
5.76
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
29.94
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
29.94
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Anderson and Lave Cross

John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
1.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
1.06
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
0.39
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41697
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13899
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8078
5.23
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
0.29
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.16
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8766
5.68
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8522
5.52
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.293
5.293
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.96
36.96
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.23
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08