Brian N. Anderson
Brian Nikola Anderson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 11, 1982 in Tucson, AZ
High School: Canyon del Oro (Oro Valley, AZ)
School: University of Arizona
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 19, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 16, 2005
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2005 CHW AL 23 OF 12 7 85.0 20 19 1 0 1 1.000 -1.6 -22.6 -1.6 -2.1 0.5 0 2.12 1.67 .985 2.30 2.05
2005 CHW AL 23 LF 9 3 42.0 11 10 1 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -11.4 -0.4 -0.7 0.3 0 2.36 1.22 .991 2.10 1.79
2005 CHW AL 23 CF 5 3 36.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -46.7 -1.4 -1.4 0.0 0 1.75 1.40 .986 2.70 2.38
2005 CHW AL 23 RF 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 34.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.57 2.00 1.000 2.06 1.80
2006 CHW AL 24 CF 134 106 966.0 310 305 3 2 1 .994 5.5 6.8 5.5 7.3 -1.8 0 2.87 2.30 .989 2.65 2.29
2006 CHW AL 24 OF 134 106 966.0 310 305 3 2 1 .994 5.5 6.8 5.5 7.3 -1.8 0 2.87 2.30 .986 2.30 1.99
2007 CHW AL 25 OF 8 3 35.1 10 9 0 1 0 .900 -1.6 -54.3 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 0 2.29 1.13 .990 2.29 2.00
2007 CHW AL 25 LF 5 0 11.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -63.5 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 0.79 0.20 1.000 2.06 1.72
2007 CHW AL 25 CF 3 3 24.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -1.0 -50.0 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 0 3.00 2.67 .989 2.70 2.43
2007 CHW AL 25 DH 1
2008 CHW AL 26 OF 98 39 469.1 105 105 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -4.6 -2.8 -4.2 1.4 1 2.01 1.07 .986 2.31 2.02
2008 CHW AL 26 CF 94 37 447.1 102 102 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -5.9 -3.2 -4.2 1.0 1 2.05 1.09 .989 2.71 2.35
2008 CHW AL 26 LF 3 2 16.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 30.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 1.69 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.67
2008 CHW AL 26 RF 2 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.85
2009 TOT AL 27 OF 83 55 530.0 129 124 3 2 1 .984 2.16 1.53 .987 2.33 2.04
2009 TOT AL 27 CF 67 49 450.0 114 110 2 2 1 .982 2.24 1.67 .992 2.73 2.38
2009 TOT AL 27 RF 17 5 69.0 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 1.96 0.88 .980 2.13 1.75
2009 CHW AL 27 OF 64 51 466.0 123 118 3 2 1 .984 2.34 1.89 .987 2.33 2.04
2009 CHW AL 27 CF 61 49 438.0 112 108 2 2 1 .982 2.26 1.80 .992 2.73 2.38
2009 CHW AL 27 RF 6 2 28.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 3.54 1.83 .982 2.12 1.75
2009 BOS AL 27 OF 19 4 64.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.84 0.32 .983 2.33 2.04
2009 BOS AL 27 RF 11 3 41.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.88 0.36 .975 2.13 1.75
2009 BOS AL 27 CF 6 0 12.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0.33 1.000 2.70 2.38
2009 BOS AL 27 LF 4 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.13 1.80
5 Seasons OF 335 210 2085.2 574 562 7 5 3 .991 0.5 0.3 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 1 2.46 1.70 .986 2.31 2.01
5 Seasons CF 303 198 1923.1 542 532 5 5 2 .991 0.9 0.6 -0.1 0.7 -0.8 1 2.51 1.77 .990 2.68 2.33
4 Seasons LF 21 6 80.1 15 14 1 0 1 1.000 -0.6 -9.0 -0.6 -1.3 0.7 0 1.68 0.71 .993 2.08 1.76
3 Seasons RF 20 6 82.0 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 2.9 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 1.87 0.85 .982 2.12 1.76
1 Season DH 1
5 Seasons TOT 344 210 2085.2 574 562 7 5 3 .991 0.5 0.3 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 1 2.46 1.65 .981 2.64 2.26
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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
2005 CHW AL 23 13 7 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 1 12 0 3 2
2006 CHW AL 24 134 106 134 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 134 0 7 0
2007 CHW AL 25 13 4 13 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 8 1 3 2
2008 CHW AL 26 109 39 109 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 94 2 98 2 11 20
2009 CHW AL 27 65 50 65 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 6 64 0 8 2
2009 BOS AL 27 21 4 21 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 11 19 0 2 5
5 Seasons 355 210 355 335 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 303 20 335 3 34 31
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 -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2005 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 141 57% 70% 38% 17 41%
2006 CHW AL 24 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 49 33 0 44 13 0 17 5 0 11 1 0 30 21 0 151 73 48.3% 78 0 0.0% 3 4312 59% 76% 40% 567 54%
2007 CHW AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 108 56% 69% 38% 14 57%
2008 CHW AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 0 18 6 0 3 1 0 3 2 0 7 5 0 47 24 51.1% 23 0 0.0% 0 1937 59% 74% 36% 210 49%
2009 CHW AL 27 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 14 10 1 11 2 0 3 1 0 5 2 0 6 4 0 39 19 48.7% 18 1 2.6% 1 1923 57% 74% 37% 207 53%
2009 BOS AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 53% 71% 47% 4 50%
5 Seasons 5 0 5 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 80 54 1 74 21 0 24 7 0 19 5 0 45 31 0 242 118 48.8% 122 1 0.4% 4 8472 59% 75% 38% 1019 53%
MLB Averages 43.7% 1.7% 56% 74% 39% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2005 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 52% 87% 26% 3 67%
2008 CHW AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 67% 48% 10% 0
2009 BOS AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 201 49% 71% 37% 15 27%
2009 CHW AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 125 63% 83% 53% 21 52%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 54.5% 5 0 0.0% 1 378 55% 75% 40% 39 44%
MLB Averages 49.3% 2.2% 56% 74% 39% 50%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2005 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 4 50.0% 4 0 0.0% 1 199 52% 78% 42% 23 43%
2007 CHW AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 52 63% 71% 44% 3 33%
2008 CHW AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 65 58% 69% 29% 6 50%
2009 BOS AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 52 33% 75% 42% 2 0%
4 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 6 50.0% 6 0 0.0% 1 368 52% 75% 40% 34 41%
MLB Averages 62.6% 2.1% 56% 74% 39% 46%

* 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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