John Anderson vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

John Anderson
Pre-GenerationalNorwayThrows RightBats SwitchEuropeBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

John Anderson and Josh Willingham 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, 110 for Josh Willingham), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 117). The overall lean goes to Josh Willingham, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for John Anderson and Josh Willingham

John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1636
144.93
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1147
149.12
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6773
600
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4615
600
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6345
562.08
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1843
163.27
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1341
118.8
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
29.06
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
216
28.08
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
10.98
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.95
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
4.43
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
44.47
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903.39
80.03
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2569
227.58
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2206
195.42
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1653
214.91
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
871
77.16
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
978
86.64
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
632
82.17
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1799
159.37
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1001
130.14
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991.09
87.8
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
672.23
87.4
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.7
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
310
27.46
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.86
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
31.54
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.03
19.03
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.76
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
29.94
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.55
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.17
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
29.94
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.72
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for John Anderson and Josh Willingham

John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1610
1.04
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.08
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
0.39
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41697
27
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13899
9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8078
5.23
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
0.29
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
0.16
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8766
5.68
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8522
5.52
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.293
5.293
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.23
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0