Bob Anderson
Robert Carl Anderson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 29, 1935 in East Chicago, IN
High School: Hammond (Hammond, IN)
Schools: Michigan State University, Western Michigan University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1957
Final Game: September 25, 1963
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1957 21 CHC NL 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 22 CHC NL 17 17 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .118 .118 .118 .235 -37 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1959 23 CHC NL 37 90 80 6 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 34 .075 .119 .088 .207 -43 7 1 1 6 0 0 1
1960 24 CHC NL 39 82 71 4 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 26 .169 .221 .169 .390 9 12 0 1 5 1 0 1
1961 25 CHC NL 57 45 42 5 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 22 .143 .163 .286 .449 16 12 0 0 2 0 0 1
1962 26 CHC NL 57 27 23 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 10 .130 .200 .217 .417 11 5 1 0 2 0 0 1
1963 27 DET AL 32 9 9 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .444 .444 .556 1.000 176 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 247 274 246 18 33 2 1 2 12 0 0 10 107 .134 .174 .175 .349 -6 43 2 2 15 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 180 161 12 22 1 1 1 8 0 0 7 70 .134 .174 .175 .349 -6 28 1 1 10 1 0
CHC (6 yrs) 215 265 237 17 29 1 1 2 10 0 0 10 104 .122 .164 .160 .324 -12 38 2 2 15 1 0
DET (1 yr) 32 9 9 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .444 .444 .556 1.000 176 5 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 215 265 237 17 29 1 1 2 10 0 0 10 104 .122 .164 .160 .324 -12 38 2 2 15 1 0
AL (1 yr) 32 9 9 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .444 .444 .556 1.000 176 5 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1957 21 CHC NL 4 4 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .267 .000 .330 .000 .414 .000 .744 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1958 22 CHC NL 17 15 0 0.0 104 .250 .118 .267 .118 .335 .118 .417 .235 .752 -37 .000 -3.4 -0.3 .133 .000 .000
1959 23 CHC NL 90 81 1 0.3 104 .130 .075 .269 .119 .335 .088 .416 .207 .751 -43 .008 -16.6 -1.7 .147 .050 .013
1960 24 CHC NL 82 65 3 1.2 98 .261 .169 .262 .221 .328 .169 .402 .390 .730 9 .091 -8.9 -0.9 .288 .056 .000
1961 25 CHC NL 45 38 2 1.4 106 .222 .143 .271 .163 .338 .286 .422 .449 .760 16 .101 -5.4 -0.5 .361 .167 .143 .0
1962 26 CHC NL 27 23 1 1.2 106 .231 .130 .275 .200 .342 .217 .417 .417 .759 11 .076 -3.2 -0.3 .333 .174 .087
1963 27 DET AL 9 5 2 10.8 97 .667 .444 .259 .444 .325 .556 .399 1.000 .725 176 .849 0.9 0.1 1.000 .111 .111
7 Seasons 274 231 9 1.0 103 .225 .134 .267 .174 .334 .175 .413 .349 .746 -6 .063 -37.7 -3.8 .256 .081 .041 .0
162 Game Avg. 180 152 6 1.0 103 .225 .134 .267 .174 .334 .175 .413 .349 .746 -6 .063 -37.7 -3.8 .256 .081 .041
CHC (6 yrs) 265 226 7 0.8 103 .205 .122 .268 .164 .334 .160 .413 .324 .747 -12 .043 -38.6 -3.9 .238 .080 .038 .0
DET (1 yr) 9 5 2 10.8 97 .667 .444 .259 .444 .325 .556 .399 1.000 .725 176 .849 0.9 0.1 1.000 .111 .111
NL (6 yrs) 265 226 7 0.8 103 .205 .122 .268 .164 .334 .160 .413 .324 .747 -12 .043 -38.6 -3.9 .238 .080 .038 .0
AL (1 yr) 9 5 2 10.8 97 .667 .444 .259 .444 .325 .556 .399 1.000 .725 176 .849 0.9 0.1 1.000 .111 .111

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1957 21 CHC NL 4 0.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 25%
1958 22 CHC NL 17 0.0% 52.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.9 2.00 47%
1959 23 CHC NL 90 0.0% 37.8% 3.3% 1.1% 17% 11.33 2.4 26.7 1.32 51%
1960 24 CHC NL 82 0.0% 31.7% 4.9% 0.0% 0% 6.50 2.7 71.0 0.95 56%
1961 25 CHC NL 45 4.4% 48.9% 2.2% 4.4% 33% 22.00 1.9 21.0 8.4 2.00 40%
1962 26 CHC NL 27 0.0% 37.0% 7.4% 3.7% 33% 5.00 2.3 23.0 2.00 48%
1963 27 DET AL 9 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 11.1% 25% 3.0 4.5 1.00 67%
7 Seasons 274 0.7% 39.1% 3.7% 1.8% 15% 10.70 2.3 123.0 20.5 1.33 50%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1957 21 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 22 CHC NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1959 23 CHC NL 1 0 60% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14% 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 0
1960 24 CHC NL 1 0 24% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22% 6 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 1
1961 25 CHC NL 1 0 60% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14% 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 1
1962 26 CHC NL 0 0 20% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 27 DET AL 0 0 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 3 0 37% 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15% 15 13 2 1 1 0 10 8 2
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1957 21 CHC NL 4 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1958 22 CHC NL 16 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 1
1959 23 CHC NL 87 23% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 15 1 7% 20 4 20% 67 3 4% 6 0 0% 5 1 20% 3
1960 24 CHC NL 82 34% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 42% 18 0 0% 20 2 10% 53 1 2% 3 1 33% 7 2 29% 0
1961 25 CHC NL 45 27% 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 100% 6 0 0% 4 1 25% 29 4 14% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1962 26 CHC NL 26 27% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 7 1 14% 8 1 13% 15 1 7% 0 0 3 0 0% 1
1963 27 DET AL 9 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 2 67% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 269 30% 33 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 24 15 63% 48 2 4% 53 8 15% 175 11 6% 10 1 10% 16 3 19% 5
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1957 21 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 22 25 21 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .095 .095 .095 .190 -49 2 0 0 0 0 0
1959 23 62 111 101 7 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 46 .079 .114 .089 .203 -44 9 1 1 6 0 0
1960 24 101 193 172 11 20 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 72 .116 .159 .122 .281 -22 21 1 2 11 1 0
1961 25 158 238 214 16 26 1 0 2 9 0 0 8 94 .121 .160 .154 .314 -15 33 1 2 13 1 0
1962 26 215 265 237 17 29 1 1 2 10 0 0 10 104 .122 .164 .160 .324 -12 38 2 2 15 1 0
1963 27 247 274 246 18 33 2 1 2 12 0 0 10 107 .134 .174 .175 .349 -6 43 2 2 15 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1957 21 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
1958 22 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17
1959 23 39 89 84 6 7 1 0 0 3 0 4 36 .083 .135 .095 .230 1 37
1960 24 41 85 78 5 16 0 0 0 1 0 5 27 .205 .259 .205 .464 4 39
1961 25 60 45 44 5 6 0 0 2 5 0 1 23 .136 .156 .273 .428 2 57
1962 26 57 25 23 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 10 .130 .200 .217 .417 1 57
1963 27 32 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 32
7 Seasons 255 275 260 18 32 1 1 2 12 0 12 111 .123 .167 .158 .325 10 247
162 Game Avg. 162 175 165 11 20 1 1 1 8 0 8 71 .123 .167 .158 .325 6 247

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