Josh Anderson
Joshua Aaron Anderson
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 10, 1982 in Somerset, KY
High School: Pulaski County (Somerset, KY)
School: Eastern Kentucky University
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 2007
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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
2007 24 HOU NL 21 75 67 10 24 3 0 0 11 1 1 5 6 .358 .413 .403 .816 113 27 0 2 0 1 0 8/79
2008 25 ATL NL 40 146 136 21 40 7 1 3 12 10 1 8 33 .294 .338 .426 .764 101 58 1 1 1 0 2 8/79
2009 26 TOT AL 118 298 283 42 68 7 4 1 24 25 5 13 43 .240 .276 .304 .580 52 86 7 1 1 0 0 789
2009 26 DET AL 74 175 165 22 40 4 4 0 16 13 2 8 22 .242 .282 .315 .597 55 52 4 1 1 0 0 79/8
2009 26 KCR AL 44 123 118 20 28 3 0 1 8 12 3 5 21 .237 .268 .288 .556 48 34 3 0 0 0 0 89/7
3 Seasons 179 519 486 73 132 17 5 4 47 36 7 26 82 .272 .313 .352 .665 75 171 8 4 2 1 2
162 Game Avg. 162 470 440 66 119 15 5 4 43 33 6 24 74 .272 .313 .352 .665 75 155 7 4 2 1 2
KCR (1 yr) 44 123 118 20 28 3 0 1 8 12 3 5 21 .237 .268 .288 .556 48 34 3 0 0 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 40 146 136 21 40 7 1 3 12 10 1 8 33 .294 .338 .426 .764 101 58 1 1 1 0 2
DET (1 yr) 74 175 165 22 40 4 4 0 16 13 2 8 22 .242 .282 .315 .597 55 52 4 1 1 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 21 75 67 10 24 3 0 0 11 1 1 5 6 .358 .413 .403 .816 113 27 0 2 0 1 0
AL (1 yr) 118 298 283 42 68 7 4 1 24 25 5 13 43 .240 .276 .304 .580 52 86 7 1 1 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 61 221 203 31 64 10 1 3 23 11 2 13 39 .315 .364 .419 .782 106 85 1 3 1 1 2

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
2007 24 HOU NL 75 45 12 7.2 111 .387 .358 .273 .413 .342 .403 .436 .816 .778 113 .653 1.8 0.2 .773 .119 .045 .0
2008 25 ATL NL 146 99 21 5.7 106 .370 .294 .265 .338 .336 .426 .423 .764 .759 101 .568 -0.1 -0.0 .776 .257 .132 4.6
2009 26 TOT AL 298 228 24 2.8 108 .280 .240 .268 .276 .337 .304 .431 .580 .768 52 .254 -21.0 -2.0 .529 .180 .064 1.9
2009 26 DET AL 175 132 15 3.0 110 .280 .242 .271 .282 .340 .315 .435 .597 .775 55 .281 -11.8 -1.1 .550 .188 .073 .0
2009 26 KCR AL 123 96 9 2.5 106 .281 .237 .265 .268 .334 .288 .425 .556 .759 48 .216 -9.2 -0.9 .500 .169 .051 1.8
3 Seasons 519 372 57 4.1 108 .319 .272 .268 .313 .338 .352 .429 .665 .767 75 .408 -19.3 -1.8 .623 .193 .080 7.2
162 Game Avg. 470 337 52 4.1 108 .319 .272 .268 .313 .338 .352 .429 .665 .767 75 .408 -19.3 -1.8 .623 .193 .080 7
KCR (1 yr) 123 96 9 2.5 106 .281 .237 .265 .268 .334 .288 .425 .556 .759 48 .216 -9.2 -0.9 .500 .169 .051 1.8
ATL (1 yr) 146 99 21 5.7 106 .370 .294 .265 .338 .336 .426 .423 .764 .759 101 .568 -0.1 -0.0 .776 .257 .132 4.6
DET (1 yr) 175 132 15 3.0 110 .280 .242 .271 .282 .340 .315 .435 .597 .775 55 .281 -11.8 -1.1 .550 .188 .073 .0
HOU (1 yr) 75 45 12 7.2 111 .387 .358 .273 .413 .342 .403 .436 .816 .778 113 .653 1.8 0.2 .773 .119 .045 .0
AL (1 yr) 298 228 24 2.8 108 .280 .240 .268 .276 .337 .304 .431 .580 .768 52 .254 -21.0 -2.0 .529 .180 .064 1.9
NL (2 yrs) 221 144 33 6.2 108 .377 .315 .267 .364 .338 .419 .427 .782 .765 106 .597 1.7 0.2 .775 .212 .103 4.7

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
2007 24 HOU NL 75 0.0% 8.0% 6.7% 4.0% 13% 1.20 11.2 6.1 1.81 1.92 83% 18% 0.0% 0%
2008 25 ATL NL 146 2.1% 22.6% 5.5% 7.5% 28% 4.13 4.1 45.3 11.3 1.15 1.28 68% 13% 7.5% 15%
2009 26 TOT AL 298 0.3% 14.4% 4.4% 4.0% 18% 3.31 6.6 283.0 11.8 1.56 2.40 80% 17% 1.3% 8%
2009 26 DET AL 175 0.0% 12.6% 4.6% 4.6% 20% 2.75 7.5 10.3 1.40 2.15 82% 18% 0.0% 11%
2009 26 KCR AL 123 0.8% 17.1% 4.1% 3.3% 14% 4.20 5.6 118.0 14.8 1.89 2.89 78% 15% 3.7% 4%
3 Seasons 519 0.8% 15.8% 5.0% 5.0% 20% 3.15 5.9 121.5 10.3 1.47 1.99 77% 16% 2.9% 9%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

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
2007 24 HOU NL 0 0 32% 33 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 6 3 3 2 2 0 4 1 3
2008 25 ATL NL 0 0 39% 56 10 1 91% 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 43% 5 1 4 2 1 0 7 5 2
2009 26 TOT AL 6 0 51% 117 25 5 83% 23 5 2 0 0 0 4 1 6 12 52% 14 8 4 6 2 4 11 3 8
2009 26 DET AL 4 0 45% 70 13 2 87% 12 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 4 9 53% 9 5 3 4 1 3 6 2 4
2009 26 KCR AL 2 0 59% 47 12 3 80% 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 50% 5 3 1 2 1 1 5 1 4
3 Seasons 6 0 44% 206 36 7 84% 33 7 3 0 0 0 4 1 8 19 49% 25 12 11 10 5 4 22 9 13
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

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
2007 24 HOU NL 75 73% 24 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 5 3 60% 43 11 26% 6 5 83% 7 5 71% 0
2008 25 ATL NL 146 68% 40 11 0 5 1 0 0 2.69 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 50% 23 1 4% 7 3 43% 81 10 12% 4 3 75% 6 3 50% 0
2009 26 TOT AL 298 84% 68 19 7 10 2 0 0 0.77 1 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 9 1 11% 58 7 12% 27 4 15% 175 25 14% 15 5 33% 12 5 42% 0
2009 26 DET AL 175 88% 40 9 3 7 2 0 0 1.07 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 36 4 11% 13 2 15% 112 17 15% 9 3 33% 8 4 50% 0
2009 26 KCR AL 123 78% 28 10 4 3 0 0 0 0.06 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0% 22 3 14% 14 2 14% 63 8 13% 6 2 33% 4 1 25% 0
3 Seasons 519 78% 132 36 7 16 3 0 0 1.33 4 0 14 4 0 0 4 0 11 2 18% 89 8 9% 39 10 26% 299 46 15% 25 13 52% 25 13 52% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2007 24 HOU NL 75 246 3.28 157 64% 22% 8% 31% 39% 78% 0% 50% 89% 20% 3% 2 0 11% 8 6 1% 1 0 50% 0 0 0
2008 25 ATL NL 146 523 3.58 359 69% 22% 18% 31% 29% 78% 5% 53% 77% 31% 5% 7 0 9% 13 1 5% 8 5 21% 0 0 0
2009 26 TOT AL 298 1007 3.38 692 69% 23% 11% 30% 35% 77% 0% 53% 85% 35% 3% 10 0 10% 29 9 5% 15 9 35% 0 0 0
2009 26 DET AL 175 577 3.30 387 67% 21% 12% 29% 37% 79% 0% 53% 85% 37% 3% 6 0 8% 14 5 6% 11 9 32% 0 0 0
2009 26 KCR AL 123 430 3.50 305 71% 26% 11% 32% 32% 74% 0% 53% 85% 31% 3% 4 0 12% 15 4 3% 4 0 38% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 519 1776 3.42 1208 68% 23% 13% 31% 34% 77% 1% 53% 83% 31% 4% 19 0 10% 50 16 5% 24 14 30% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

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
2007 24 21 75 67 10 24 3 0 0 11 1 1 5 6 .358 .413 .403 .816 113 27 0 2 0 1 0
2008 25 61 221 203 31 64 10 1 3 23 11 2 13 39 .315 .364 .419 .782 106 85 1 3 1 1 2
2009 26 179 519 486 73 132 17 5 4 47 36 7 26 82 .272 .313 .352 .665 75 171 8 4 2 1 2

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
2007 24 21 75 67 9 24 3 0 0 10 1 5 6 .358 .413 .403 .816 11 21
2008 25 40 147 138 21 42 7 1 3 12 10 8 33 .304 .347 .435 .782 21 40
2009 26 118 298 284 42 69 7 4 1 24 25 13 43 .243 .279 .306 .585 24 118
3 Seasons 179 520 489 72 135 17 5 4 46 36 26 82 .276 .317 .356 .673 56 179
162 Game Avg. 162 471 443 65 122 15 5 4 42 33 24 74 .276 .317 .356 .673 51 179

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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