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Jim Anderson
James Lea Anderson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 23, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Kennedy (Granada Hills, CA)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 1978
Final Game: September 26, 1984
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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
1978 21 CAL AL 48 127 108 6 21 7 0 0 7 0 0 11 16 .194 .267 .259 .526 52 28 5 0 7 1 1 6/4
1979 22 CAL AL 96 264 234 33 58 13 1 3 23 3 2 17 31 .248 .298 .350 .648 78 82 6 1 9 3 0 65/42
1980 23 SEA AL 116 355 317 46 72 7 0 8 30 2 4 27 39 .227 .292 .325 .617 69 103 5 3 6 2 1 65/D42
1981 24 SEA AL 70 181 162 12 33 7 0 2 19 3 5 17 29 .204 .283 .284 .567 61 46 4 1 1 0 0 6/5
1983 26 TEX AL 50 111 102 8 22 1 1 0 6 1 2 5 8 .216 .252 .245 .497 40 25 3 0 4 0 0 64/5D729
1984 27 TEX AL 39 53 47 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 .106 .176 .106 .283 -20 5 0 0 2 0 0 6/54
6 Seasons 419 1091 970 107 211 35 2 13 86 9 13 81 130 .218 .280 .298 .578 61 289 23 5 29 6 2
162 Game Avg. 162 422 375 41 82 14 1 5 33 3 5 31 50 .218 .280 .298 .578 61 112 9 2 11 2 1
TEX (2 yrs) 89 164 149 10 27 1 1 0 7 1 2 9 15 .181 .228 .201 .429 21 30 3 0 6 0 0
CAL (2 yrs) 144 391 342 39 79 20 1 3 30 3 2 28 47 .231 .288 .322 .610 70 110 11 1 16 4 1
SEA (2 yrs) 186 536 479 58 105 14 0 10 49 5 9 44 68 .219 .289 .311 .600 66 149 9 4 7 2 1

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1979 22 CAL AL ALCS BAL L 4 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182 1 2 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 4 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182 1 2 0 0 0 0

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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 Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1978 CAL AL 21 SS 47 34 329.2 179 72 99 8 21 .955 0.9 3.3 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1 4.67 3.64 .964 4.92 4.19
1978 CAL AL 21 2B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.70
1979 CAL AL 22 SS 82 63 564.1 332 126 189 17 42 .949 1.0 2.1 0.0 -4.0 4.0 1 5.02 3.84 .966 5.01 4.10
1979 CAL AL 22 3B 10 5 63.0 12 4 8 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -21.0 -1.1 -0.8 -0.4 0 1.71 1.20 .950 3.07 2.66
1979 CAL AL 22 2B 6 1 14.0 13 5 8 0 2 1.000 1.3 111.4 1.3 -0.1 1.4 0 8.36 2.17 .977 5.53 4.80
1979 CAL AL 22 C 3 1 11.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -205.7 -2 4.63 2.00 .983 5.48 4.70 1 3 4 0 0%
1980 SEA AL 23 SS 65 52 455.1 287 87 188 12 38 .958 2.0 5.3 2.0 -0.1 2.1 0 5.44 4.23 .963 4.99 4.26
1980 SEA AL 23 3B 33 32 274.0 106 31 65 10 7 .906 -3.2 -14.0 -3.2 -2.1 -1.1 0 3.15 2.91 .954 3.01 2.59
1980 SEA AL 23 DH 5
1980 SEA AL 23 2B 2 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 6.00 1.00 1.000 5.70 4.90
1980 SEA AL 23 C 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 5.40 4.60 0 0 0 0
1981 SEA AL 24 SS 68 52 477.2 284 88 181 15 44 .947 -0.3 -0.8 -1.3 -1.8 0.5 1 5.07 3.96 .968 4.99 4.19
1981 SEA AL 24 3B 2 0 3.0 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 0.6 240.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 9.00 1.50 .933 3.00 2.50
1983 TEX AL 26 SS 27 11 127.0 80 17 60 3 7 .963 -0.2 -1.9 0.8 3.8 -2.9 -1 5.46 2.85 .962 4.75 4.15
1983 TEX AL 26 2B 17 11 114.0 69 26 41 2 6 .971 2.4 25.3 2.4 1.0 1.4 0 5.29 3.94 .981 5.36 4.77
1983 TEX AL 26 3B 3 2 12.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -40.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 0.75 0.33 1.000 3.08 2.57
1983 TEX AL 26 OF 3 1 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -10.9 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.64 0.67 1.000 2.54 2.17
1983 TEX AL 26 DH 2
1983 TEX AL 26 LF 2 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.12 0.50 1.000 2.36 1.90
1983 TEX AL 26 C 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.80 0 0 0 0
1983 TEX AL 26 RF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.40 1.80
1984 TEX AL 27 SS 31 14 146.1 89 35 53 1 13 .989 3.3 27.1 2.3 1.6 0.7 1 5.41 2.84 .961 4.76 3.93
1984 TEX AL 27 3B 6 0 16.0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -7.5 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 0 3.38 1.00 .950 2.76 2.18
1984 TEX AL 27 2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.40
6 Seasons SS 320 226 2100.1 1251 425 770 56 165 .955 6.7 3.8 3.7 -0.3 4.1 3 5.12 3.73 .965 4.95 4.15
5 Seasons 3B 54 39 368.0 128 37 81 10 8 .922 -4.2 -13.7 -4.2 -2.7 -1.5 0 2.89 2.19 .953 3.01 2.55
5 Seasons 2B 27 12 133.1 85 32 51 2 8 .976 4.0 36.0 4.0 1.2 2.8 0 5.60 3.07 .981 5.39 4.77
2 Seasons DH 7
3 Seasons C 5 1 15.2 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -153.2 -2 5.17 1.80 .989 5.46 4.70 1 3 4 0 0%
1 Season OF 3 1 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -10.9 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.64 0.67 1.000 2.54 2.17
1 Season LF 2 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.12 0.50 1.000 2.36 1.90
1 Season RF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.40 1.80
6 Seasons TOT 409 279 2628.1 1475 504 903 68 181 .954 4.4 2.0 3.4 -1.9 5.4 0 3 -2 4.82 3.44 .919 4.70 3.97 1 3 4 0 0%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (2101), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft.

December 5, 1979: Sent by the California Angels to the Seattle Mariners to complete an earlier deal made on August 29, 1979. The California Angels sent a player to be named later to the Seattle Mariners for John Montague.

March 29, 1982: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

April 13, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

December 7, 1982: Released by the Texas Rangers.

January 25, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

April 1, 1985: Released by the Texas Rangers.

May, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November 2, 1985: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Bob Sebra to the Montreal Expos for Pete Incaviglia.

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