Rick Anderson

Richard Lee Anderson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: December 25, 1953 in Inglewood, CA
High School: SoCal Christian (Orange, CA)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1979
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Yankees 1979-1980

Final Game: October 5, 1980
Died: June 23, 1989 in Wilmington, CA
Cremated
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1972	18	NYY-min	Rk	2	2	.500	3.19	5	5					31.0	22	13	11	3	13								1.129	6.4	0.9	3.8			JOH · APPY
1973	19	NYY-min	A-	3	5	.375	4.60	14	4					45.0	45	36	23	5	23								1.511	9.0	1.0	4.6			ONE · NYPL
1974	20	NYY-min	A	13	8	.619	2.29	24	24		7	5	0	173.0	124	50	44	5	65	2	179	3	1	10			1.092	6.5	0.3	3.4	9.3	2.75	FTL · FLOR
1975	21	NYY-min	AA	11	9	.550	3.59	21	19					143.0	115	70	57	12	81								1.371	7.2	0.8	5.1			WHA · EL
1976	22	NYY-min	AA,AAA	10	4	.714	3.45	25	19		7	1	1	133.0	122	64	51	10	56	4	92	4	0	4			1.338	8.3	0.7	3.8	6.2	1.64	WHA,SYR · EL,IL
1977	23	NYY-min	AA	7	7	.500	5.69	29	12		2	1	4	98.0	110	72	62	16	47	8	68	6	0	8			1.602	10.1	1.5	4.3	6.2	1.45	WHA · EL
1978	24	NYY-NYM-min	AAA,AA	8	8	.500	4.29	46	2		1	0	2	105.0	112	55	50	5	65	7	92	1	0	5			1.686	9.6	0.4	5.6	7.9	1.42	TAC,WHA,JAC · PCL,EL,TL
1979	25	NYY-min	AAA	13	3	.813	1.63	52	0		0	0	21	83.0	53	21	15	6	39	5	72	3	0	10			1.108	5.7	0.7	4.2	7.8	1.85	CLB · IL
1979	25	NYY	AL	0	0		3.86	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	122	2.143	3.9	0.0	15.4	0.0	0.00
1980	26	SEA-min	AAA	6	0	1.000	3.26	49	0		0	0	3	80.0	70	35	29	2	49	2	65	3	0	7			1.488	7.9	0.2	5.5	7.3	1.33	SPO · PCL
1980	26	SEA	AL	0	0		3.72	5	2	3	0	0	0	9.2	8	5	4	1	10	2	7	0	0	1	46	116	1.862	7.4	0.9	9.3	6.5	0.70
1981	27	SEA-min	AAA	0	3	.000	16.20	7	1	4	0	0	0	10.0	20	21	18	2	9	0	7	0	0	4			2.900	18.0	1.8	8.1	6.3	0.78	SPO · PCL
2 Seasons				0	0		3.75	6	2	3	0	0	0	12.0	9	6	5	1	14	2	7	0	0	1	56	117	1.917	6.8	0.8	10.5	5.3	0.50
162 Game Avg.				0	0		3.75	51	17	26	0	0	0	102	77	51	43	9	119	17	60	0	0	9	476	117	1.917	6.8	0.8	10.5	5.3	0.50

SEA (1 yr)				0	0		3.72	5	2	3	0	0	0	9.2	8	5	4	1	10	2	7	0	0	1	46	116	1.862	7.4	0.9	9.3	6.5	0.70
NYY (1 yr)				0	0		3.86	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	122	2.143	3.9	0.0	15.4	0.0	0.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1979	25	NYY	AL	2.1	0	1	1	0	.6	0	0.0	$
1980	26	SEA	AL	9.2	2	5	6	0	.9	1	0.1	$
2 Seasons				12.0	2	6	7	0	.8	1	0.1	$

SEA (1 yr)				9.2	2	5	6	0	.9	1	0.1	$
NYY (1 yr)				2.1	0	1	1	0	.6	0	0.0	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1972	18	NYY-min	Rk	5	12	12		1	0	0	0						.083	.083	.083	.167	1						JOH · APPY
1973	19	NYY-min	A-	14	13	13		2	0	0	0						.154	.154	.154	.308	2						ONE · NYPL
1974	20	NYY-min	A	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	FTL · FLOR
1975	21	NYY-min	AA																								WHA · EL
1976	22	NYY-min	AAA,AA	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0		SYR,WHA · IL,EL
1977	23	NYY-min	AA	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0		WHA · EL
1978	24	NYM-NYY-min	AAA,AA	46	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0		JAC,TAC,WHA · TL,PCL,EL
1979	25	NYY-min	AAA	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0		CLB · IL
1979	25	NYY	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1980	26	SEA-min	AAA	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0		SPO · PCL
1980	26	SEA	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1981	27	SEA-min	AAA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	SPO · PCL
2 Seasons				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

SEA (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	A	E	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1979	NYY	AL	25	P	1	0	2.1	3	3	0	1.000	11.57	3.00	.950	1.93	1.90
1980	SEA	AL	26	P	5	2	9.2	1	0	1	.000	0.00	0.00	.960	1.86	1.84
	2 Seasons			P	6	2	12.0	4	3	1	.750	2.25	0.50	.952	1.88	1.85
	2 Seasons			TOT	6	2	12.0	4	3	1	.750	2.25	0.50	.952	1.88	1.85

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Transactions

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign.
January 12, 1972: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
November 1, 1979: Traded by the New York Yankees with Jim Beattie, Juan Beniquez and Jerry Narron to the Seattle Mariners for Ruppert Jones and Jim Lewis.

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