Rick Anderson
Richard Arlen Anderson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 29, 1956 in Everett, WA
High School: Cascade (Everett, WA)
School: University of Washington
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 24th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1986
Final Game: July 28, 1988
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Standard Pitching

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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
1986 29 NYM NL 2 1 .667 2.72 15 5 4 0 0 1 49.2 45 17 15 3 11 3 21 0 1 1 201 132 1.128 8.2 0.5 2.0 3.8 1.91
1987 30 KCR AL 0 2 .000 13.85 6 2 1 0 0 0 13.0 26 22 20 3 9 1 12 2 0 0 77 33 2.692 18.0 2.1 6.2 8.3 1.33
1988 31 KCR AL 2 1 .667 4.24 7 3 0 0 0 0 34.0 41 17 16 3 9 2 9 1 0 1 147 95 1.471 10.9 0.8 2.4 2.4 1.00
3 Seasons 4 4 .500 4.75 28 10 5 0 0 1 96.2 112 56 51 9 29 6 42 3 1 2 425 81 1.459 10.4 0.8 2.7 3.9 1.45
162 Game Avg. 7 7 .500 4.75 50 18 9 0 0 2 173 200 100 91 16 52 11 75 5 2 4 761 81 1.459 10.4 0.8 2.7 3.9 1.45
KCR (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 6.89 13 5 1 0 0 0 47.0 67 39 36 6 18 3 21 3 0 1 224 60 1.809 12.8 1.1 3.4 4.0 1.17
NYM (1 yr) 2 1 .667 2.72 15 5 4 0 0 1 49.2 45 17 15 3 11 3 21 0 1 1 201 132 1.128 8.2 0.5 2.0 3.8 1.91
AL (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 6.89 13 5 1 0 0 0 47.0 67 39 36 6 18 3 21 3 0 1 224 60 1.809 12.8 1.1 3.4 4.0 1.17
NL (1 yr) 2 1 .667 2.72 15 5 4 0 0 1 49.2 45 17 15 3 11 3 21 0 1 1 201 132 1.128 8.2 0.5 2.0 3.8 1.91

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1986 29 NYM NL 15 201 184 17 45 2 2 3 7 1 11 21 .245 .281 .326 .607 .256 60 3 0 2 4 3
1987 30 KCR AL 6 77 66 22 26 8 0 3 5 0 9 12 .394 .481 .652 1.132 .451 43 0 2 0 0 1
1988 31 KCR AL 7 147 133 17 41 5 3 3 5 1 9 9 .308 .349 .459 .808 .306 61 2 1 1 3 2
3 Seasons 28 425 383 56 112 15 5 9 17 2 29 42 .292 .341 .428 .769 .304 164 5 3 3 7 6
162 Game Avg. 50 761 685 100 200 27 9 16 30 4 52 75 .292 .341 .428 .769 .304 293 9 5 5 13 11
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1986 29 NYM NL 15 5 2 1 2 2 0 2 3 .400 1 1 0 0 2 40% 56 70 46 2 0 3 2 3.2 4.3 5.8
1987 30 KCR AL 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 28 29 26 3 2 1 1 0.5 0.0 2.3
1988 31 KCR AL 7 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .000 1 0 0 0 1 33% 42 49 27 6 1 0 2 2.7 4.2 5.7 84 1 1 1 0 103
3 Seasons 28 10 2 4 4 2 0 2 8 .200 2 1 0 0 3 30% 46 70 26 11 3 4 5 2.5 3.8 5.1 84 1 1 1 0 103
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1986 29 NYM NL 15 10 4 0 0 1 1 0 100% 2 1 1 1 100% 7 0.940 2 1 7 3 1 6 1 9 9 0 9 0 6.2
1987 30 KCR AL 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 4 0.542 0 1 3 1 0 3 1 3 3 0 3 0 6.3
1988 31 KCR AL 7 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0.871 0 1 3 0 0 4 1 3 4 0 4 0 12.8 71
3 Seasons 28 18 5 2 0 1 1 0 100% 2 1 5 3 60% 0.844 2 3 13 4 1 13 3 15 16 0 16 0 7.7 71

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1986 29 NYM NL 201 51% 1.5% 10.5% 5.5% 3.5% 16% 0.70 82% 34 3 9%
1987 30 KCR AL 77 43% 3.9% 15.6% 11.7% 14.3% 42% 0.69 66% 15 0 0%
1988 31 KCR AL 147 54% 2.0% 6.1% 6.1% 7.5% 27% 0.66 0.80 84% 23% 5.8% 32% 28 2 7%
3 Seasons 425 51% 2.1% 9.9% 6.8% 6.8% 26% 0.66 0.74 80% 23% 5.8% 32% 77 5 6%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1988 31 KCR AL 147 536 3.65 324 60% 27% 8% 26% 40% 73% 4% 44% 89% 61% 6% 9 5 16% 24 6 0 33% 0 2 0 0 0
1 Season 147 536 3.65 324 60% 27% 8% 26% 40% 73% 4% 44% 89% 61% 6% 9 5 16% 24 6 0 33% 0 2 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1986 29 NYM NL 201 45 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 10 7 1 70% 2 1 0 72 7 1 88% 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1987 30 KCR AL 77 26 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 6 2 1 33% 1 0 0 36 5 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 31 KCR AL 147 41 6 0 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 13 9 0 69% 0 1 0 54 5 1 83% 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
3 Seasons 425 112 6 0 9 0 7 3 6 4 5 29 18 2 62% 3 2 0 162 17 2 89% 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1986 29 2 1 .667 2.72 15 5 4 0 0 1 49.2 45 17 15 3 11 3 21 0 1 1 201 132 1.128 8.2 0.5 2.0 3.8 1.91 132
1987 30 2 3 .400 5.03 21 7 5 0 0 1 62.2 71 39 35 6 20 4 33 2 1 1 278 75 1.452 10.2 0.9 2.9 4.7 1.65 75
1988 31 4 4 .500 4.75 28 10 5 0 0 1 96.2 112 56 51 9 29 6 42 3 1 2 425 81 1.459 10.4 0.8 2.7 3.9 1.45 81

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1986 29 3 2 .600 3.26 47.0 48 19 17 3 12 20 0 1.277 9.2 2.3 3.8 1.67 0.6 15
1987 30 0 1 .000 13.15 13.0 26 21 19 3 9 12 2 2.692 18.0 6.2 8.3 1.33 2.1 6
1988 31 1 2 .333 4.78 32.0 42 19 17 3 9 8 1 1.594 11.8 2.5 2.3 0.89 0.8 7
3 Seasons 4 5 .444 5.18 92.0 116 59 53 9 30 40 3 1.587 11.3 3.9 1.33 0.9 28

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