John Anderson

Positions: First Baseman, Leftfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: December 14, 1873 in Sarpsborg, Norway no

Died: July 23, 1949 in Worcester, MA

Buried: All Faiths Cemetery, Worcester, MA

Last Game: October 2, 1908 (Age 34-293d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1895 season

Full Name: John Joseph Anderson

Nicknames: Honest John

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.8

6345

1843

.291

871

RBI

978

338

OBP

.329

SLG

.405

OPS

.734

OPS+

114

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1894	20		2 Teams	NENL	B
1894	20		Worcester	NENL	B
1894	20		Haverhill	NENL	B
1894	20	-7.8	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	17	67	63	14	19	1	3	1	19	7		3	3	.302	.333	.460	.794	29		0	1
1895	21	-6.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	103	441	423	77	122	11	14	10	89	24		12	29	.288	.316	.452	.767	191		5	1
1896	22	-6.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	108	451	430	70	135	23	17	1	55	37		18	23	.314	.344	.454	.798	195		2	1
1897	23	-5.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	117	527	492	93	160	28	12	4	85	29		17	14	.325	.357	.455	.812	224		7	11
1898	24		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BRO-WHS	135	569	520	82	153	33	22	9	81	20		29	26	.294	.348	.494	.842	257		14	6
1898	24	-4.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	6	23	21	1	3	2	0	0	2	0		1	4	.143	.217	.238	.456	5		1	0
1898	24	-4.1	WHS	NL	Maj	WHS	110	471	430	70	131	28	18	9	71	18		23	19	.305	.357	.516	.873	222		12	6
1898	24	-4.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	19	75	69	11	19	3	4	0	8	2		5	3	.275	.333	.435	.768	30		1	0
1899	25	-3.0	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	117	472	439	65	118	18	7	4	92	25		27	24	.269	.317	.369	.686	162		4	2
1900	26	-1.9	Milwaukee	AL	A		134		542	94	168	32	9	2		63				.310		.413		224			3
1901	27	-1.0	MLA	AL	Maj	MLA	138	607	576	90	190	46	7	8	99	35		24	21	.330	.360	.476	.836	274		3	4
1902	28	-0.6	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	126	551	524	60	149	29	6	4	85	15		21	9	.284	.316	.386	.701	202		3	3
1903	29	0.4	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	138	577	550	65	156	34	8	2	78	16		23	39	.284	.312	.386	.698	212		0	4
1904	30	1.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	143	598	558	62	155	27	12	3	82	20		23	37	.278	.314	.385	.699	215		6	11
1905	31		2 Teams	AL	Maj	WSH-NYY	133	536	499	62	139	24	7	1	52	31		30	38	.279	.323	.361	.684	180		3	4
1905	31	2.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	32	108	99	12	23	3	1	0	14	9		8	8	.232	.296	.283	.579	28		1	0
1905	31	2.1	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	101	428	400	50	116	21	6	1	38	22		22	30	.290	.330	.380	.710	152		2	4
1906	32	3.3	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	151	607	583	62	158	25	4	3	70	39		19	37	.271	.296	.343	.640	200		2	3
1907	33	3.9	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	87	371	333	33	96	12	4	0	44	19		34	23	.288	.360	.348	.708	116		3	1
1908	34	5.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	123	399	355	36	93	17	1	0	47	21		30	33	.262	.321	.316	.637	112		1	13
1909	35	6.1	Providence	EL	A		127		467		122	21	2	2						.261		.328		153

1912	38	11.1	Worcester	NENL	B
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		1636	6773	6345	871	1843	328	124	50	978	338		310	356	.291	.329	.405	.734	2569		53	65
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		261	1012	1009	94	290	53	11	4		63								377			3
All Levels (17 Seasons)							1897	7785	7354	965	2133	381	135	54	978	401		310	356					2946		53	68

A (2 seasons)					Minors		261	1012	1009	94	290	53	11	4		63				.287		.374		377			3
B (2 seasons)					Minors