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Craig Anderson

Norman Craig Anderson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: July 1, 1938 in Washington, DC
School: Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 23, 1961
Teams (by GP): Mets/Cardinals 1961-1964

Final Game: May 31, 1964
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Standard Batting

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
1961 22 STL NL 25 9 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .444 .778 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 23 NYM NL 50 36 32 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .094 .121 .094 .215 -41 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1963 24 NYM NL 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 25 NYM NL 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
4 Yrs 82 51 47 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .149 .167 .170 .337 -9 8 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 101 93 8 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 28 .149 .167 .170 .337 -9 16 0 0 6 0 0
NYM (3 yrs) 57 42 38 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .105 .128 .105 .233 -36 4 0 0 3 0 0
STL (1 yr) 25 9 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .444 .778 97 4 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1961 22 STL NL 25 9 -0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1962 23 NYM NL 50 36 -6 0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .497 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1963 24 NYM NL 3 3 -0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1964 25 NYM NL 4 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .489 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
4 Seasons 82 51 -7 -0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 0.0 1 $
NYM (3 yrs) 57 42 -7 -0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.3 .497 .500 -0.3 0.0 -0 $
STL (1 yr) 25 9 -0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $

Advanced Batting

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
1961 22 STL NL 9 6 1 4.4 113 .375 .333 .280 .333 .348 .444 .437 .778 .785 97 .479 -0.0 0.0 .667 .111 .111
1962 23 NYM NL 36 32 1 0.8 104 .150 .094 .271 .121 .339 .094 .412 .215 .750 -41 .043 -6.5 -0.6 .138 .031 .000
1963 24 NYM NL 3 2 0 0.0 89 .333 .333 .254 .333 .316 .333 .380 .667 .696 93 .000 -0.0 0.0 .500 .000 .000
1964 25 NYM NL 3 3 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .259 .000 .316 .000 .384 .000 .700 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
4 Yrs 51 43 2 1.2 104 .212 .149 .271 .167 .338 .170 .413 .337 .750 -9 .087 -7.4 -0.7 .225 .043 .021
162 Game Avg. 101 85 4 1.2 104 .212 .149 .271 .167 .338 .170 .413 .337 .750 -9 .087 -7.4 -0.7 .225 .043 .021
NYM (3 yrs) 42 37 1 0.7 102 .160 .105 .269 .128 .335 .105 .407 .233 .742 -36 .034 -7.4 -0.7 .147 .026 .000
STL (1 yr) 9 6 1 4.5 113 .375 .333 .280 .333 .348 .444 .437 .778 .785 97 .479 -0.0 0.0 .667 .111 .111

Ratio Batting*

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
1961 22 STL NL 9 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 11.1% 33% 9.0 4.00 89%
1962 23 NYM NL 36 0.0% 33.3% 2.8% 0.0% 0% 12.00 2.7 5.33 56%
1963 24 NYM NL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 100%
1964 25 NYM NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 1.00 67%
4 Yrs 51 0.0% 27.5% 2.0% 2.0% 14% 14.00 3.4 3.67 65%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.7% 8.4% 6.5% 29% 1.76 6.1 38.2 8.6 1.07 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1961 22 STL NL -0.0 0.0 9 0.0 0.1 -0.1 .99 -0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.71 -0.3 0
1962 23 NYM NL -6.5 -0.6 37 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 1.30 -0.6 -0.0 -6.8 -0.7 0.99 -6.2 3.45 1
1963 24 NYM NL -0.0 0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 1.24 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 1.11 -0.2 0
1964 25 NYM NL -0.8 -0.1 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .79 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.52 -0.7 0
4 Yrs -7.4 -0.7 52 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 1.22 -0.7 -0.0 -7.7 -0.8 0.92 -7.4 3.45 1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1961 22 STL NL 0 0 67% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 23 NYM NL 1 0 50% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
1963 24 NYM NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 NYM 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
4 Yrs 1 0 50% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0

Situational Hitting*

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
1961 22 STL NL 9 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1962 23 NYM NL 36 25% 3 1 0 0 0 3.45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 9 0 0% 9 2 22% 22 1 5% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1963 24 NYM NL 3 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 NYM NL 3 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
4 Yrs 51 25% 7 1 0 0 0 3.45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 11 0 0% 10 2 20% 27 1 4% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 51% 76% 10% 30% 14% 49% 53%

Cumulative Batting

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
1961 22 25 9 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .444 .778 97 4 0 0 0 0 0
1962 23 75 45 41 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .146 .167 .171 .337 -10 7 0 0 3 0 0
1963 24 78 48 44 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .159 .178 .182 .360 -4 8 0 0 3 0 0
1964 25 82 51 47 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .149 .167 .170 .337 -9 8 0 0 3 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1961 22 26 9 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .444 .778 1 25
1962 23 50 36 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .000 .030 .000 .030 0 50
1963 24 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1964 25 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
4 Yrs 83 51 47 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 .064 .083 .085 .168 1 82
162 Game Avg. 162 100 92 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 27 .064 .083 .085 .168 2 82

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