Matt Anderson
Matthew Jason Anderson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 17, 1976 in Louisville, KY
High School: St. Xavier (Louisville, KY)
School: Rice University
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed December 23, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 1998
Final Game: July 1, 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% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1998 DET AL 21 P 42 0 44.0 9 0 8 1 0 .889 1.64 0.19 .956 1.78 0.50
1999 DET AL 22 P 37 0 38.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.24 0.03 .900 1.68 0.47
2000 DET AL 23 P 69 0 74.1 10 4 6 0 0 1.000 1.21 0.14 .950 1.62 0.46
2001 DET AL 24 P 62 0 56.0 14 9 5 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.23 .950 1.75 0.49
2002 DET AL 25 P 12 0 11.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.64 0.17 .950 1.72 0.48
2003 DET AL 26 P 23 0 23.1 4 1 2 1 0 .750 1.16 0.13 .975 1.74 0.49
2005 COL NL 28 P 12 0 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.90 0.08 1.000 1.71 0.46
7 Seasons P 257 0 256.2 41 16 23 2 1 .951 1.37 0.15 .954 1.70 0.48
7 Seasons TOT 257 0 256.2 41 16 23 2 1 .951 1.37 0.15 .905 1.70 0.48

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
1998 DET AL 21 42 0 2 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 DET AL 22 37 0 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 DET AL 23 69 0 6 69 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 DET AL 24 62 0 4 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 DET AL 25 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 DET AL 26 23 0 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 COL NL 28 12 0 10 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 257 0 22 257 257 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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%
1998 DET AL 21 201 62% 22% 8 100% 1 0 0 0 8 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 100%
1999 DET AL 22 187 64% 18% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 DET AL 23 338 65% 26% 6 100% 0 4 1 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2001 DET AL 24 256 73% 22% 5 100% 0 9 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 DET AL 25 64 72% 25% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
2003 DET AL 26 111 79% 32% 3 67% 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
2005 COL NL 28 65 74% 22% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 1222 68% 24% 25 96% 1 16 3 12 23 18 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 8 88%
MLB Averages 74% 30% 91% 83%

* 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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