Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Sam Thompson | Stat | John Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Seasons | 14 |
| 104.3 | Career VAL | 89.7 |
| 15.6 (1895) | Peak-season VAL | 16.7 (1901) |
| Inducted 1974 | Hall of Fame | — |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).
| Sam Thompson | Stat | John Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,407 | Games | 1,636 |
| Batting | ||
| 1,979 | Hits | 1,841 |
| 126 | Home runs | 49 |
| 1,299 | RBI | 976 |
| 1,256 | Runs | 870 |
| 229 | Stolen bases | 336 |
| 450 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 310 |
| .331 | Batting avg | .290 |
|---|
| .384 | On-base % | .329 |
|---|
| .504 | Slugging % | .404 |
|---|
| 154 | OPS+ | 117 |
|---|
| Age | Sam Thompson | John Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | — | 2.1 |
| 22 | — | 5.4 |
| 23 | — | 5 |
| 24 | — | 9.4 |
| 25 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| 26 | 7.8 | — |
| 27 | 11.7 | 16.7 |
| 28 | 3.9 | 6.6 |
| 29 | 9.7 | 5.1 |
| 30 | 9 | 7.4 |
| 31 | 4.9 | 8.8 |
| 32 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
| 33 | 9.5 | 7.3 |
| 34 | 11 | 4.7 |
| 35 | 15.6 | — |
| 36 | 5.8 | — |