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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1957 CHC NL 21 P 8 0 16.1 7 0 5 2 0 .714 2.76 0.63 .971 2.04 0.82
1958 CHC NL 22 P 17 8 65.2 14 3 11 0 0 1.000 1.92 0.82 .950 1.97 0.77
1959 CHC NL 23 P 37 36 234.1 60 13 43 4 4 .933 2.15 1.51 .955 1.99 0.82
1960 CHC NL 24 P 38 30 203.2 57 10 43 4 2 .930 2.34 1.39 .963 2.09 0.87
1961 CHC NL 25 P 57 12 152.0 52 14 38 0 7 1.000 3.08 0.91 .958 2.18 0.88
1962 CHC NL 26 P 57 4 107.2 21 4 16 1 1 .952 1.67 0.35 .948 2.07 0.82
1963 DET AL 27 P 32 3 60.0 13 2 9 2 0 .846 1.65 0.34 .962 2.00 0.79
7 Seasons P 246 93 839.2 224 46 165 13 14 .942 2.26 0.86 .958 2.06 0.83
7 Seasons TOT 246 93 839.2 224 46 165 13 14 .942 2.26 0.86 .900 2.06 0.83

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1957 CHC NL 21 8 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 CHC NL 22 17 8 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 CHC NL 23 37 36 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 CHC NL 24 39 30 39 39 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 CHC NL 25 57 12 57 57 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 CHC NL 26 57 4 57 57 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 DET AL 27 32 3 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 247 93 247 247 246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1957 CHC NL 21 77 79% 23% 7 71% 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 33%
1958 CHC NL 22 256 70% 34% 13 77% 1 3 0 1 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1959 CHC NL 23 1018 81% 35% 50 90% 1 14 1 10 42 32 7 4 0 2 2 3 4 4 4 0 8 100%
1960 CHC NL 24 900 79% 34% 51 90% 1 8 0 6 44 38 4 4 0 2 2 3 2 1 2 0 7 71%
1961 CHC NL 25 681 77% 32% 46 85% 2 14 1 11 39 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 7 0 7 86%
1962 CHC NL 26 508 71% 27% 19 89% 1 1 0 0 17 15 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1963 DET AL 27 271 76% 30% 13 77% 0 1 0 1 10 9 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 71%
7 Seasons 3711 77% 32% 199 86% 6 41 2 29 167 136 17 13 0 7 6 11 14 7 14 0 35 80%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 89% 80%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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