Brian Anderson

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: March 11, 1982 in Tucson, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (15th) of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ).

High School: Canyon del Oro HS (Tucson, AZ)

School: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Debut: August 16, 2005 (Age 23-158d, 18,742nd in major league history)
vs. MIN 7 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 2009 (Age 27-207d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Gaylord Sports • Previously: Alan Nero

Full Name: Brian Nikola Anderson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

799

181

.227

108

RBI

OBP

.290

SLG

.371

OPS

.661

OPS+

Summary of 22 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 6 go ahead

2 Tms
CHW	20
BOS	2

Platoon
vs LHP	11
vs RHP	11

Home/Road
Home	15
Away	7

Outs
0	8
2	8
1	6

11 Opps
SEA	5
KCR	3
MIN	3
PIT	2
CLE	2
DET	2
COL	1
OAK	1
LAA	1
CHC	1
BAL	1

21 Pitchers
Félix Hernández	2
Kyle Lohse	1
Jason Davis	1
Jensen Lewis	1
Jeff Karstens	1
Ervin Santana	1
Dontrelle Willis	1
Runelvys Hernández	1
Sean Marshall	1
Joel Peralta	1
Jarrod Washburn	1
Eddie Guardado	1
Carlos Silva	1
Bob McCrory	1
Glen Perkins	1
Jeff Francis	1
Ron Mahay	1
Kenny Rogers	1
Greg Smith	1
Tom Gorzelanny	1
Ryan Feierabend	1

6 Parks
Guaranteed (CHI)	14
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	4
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	10
8	6
78	5
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	6
4	4
3	4
1	3
7+	2
5	2
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
1--	7
-23	2
-2-	1
1-3	1

36 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	11
1 on	8
2 on	3
Any on	11

Inning
2	2
3	4
5	7
6	3
7	1
8	2
9	3

1-3	6
4-6	10
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	1
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	4
-1	3
-2	1
-4..	4

Ahead	10
Tied	4
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-1	4
3-2	3
1-2	3
0-0	3
0-2	2
1-0	2
1-1	1
2-1	1
3-1	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	17
RF	2
LF	2
PH	1

OrderPos
9th	12
7th	3
2nd	3
8th	3
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2005-08-26	CHW	@	SEA	Félix Hernández	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	8	0.117	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	2	2005-08-26	CHW	@	SEA	Félix Hernández	behind 1-2	t 7	2	1--	4,(1-2) F1FBX	2	9	8	0.398	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Uribe Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2006-04-23	CHW		MIN	Carlos Silva	ahead 6-2	b 6	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	9	8	0.027	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
4	4	2	1	2006-04-24	CHW	@	SEA	Eddie Guardado	behind 2-3	t 9	2	---	4,(1-2) BFSX	1	9	8	0.353	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	3	1	2006-05-06	CHW		KCR	Runelvys Hernández	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	8	0.091	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	4	1	2006-05-10	CHW		LAA	Ervin Santana	behind 0-6	b 5	2	1-3	4,(1-2) C*BCX	3	9	8	0.111	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); A. Pierzynski Scores; J. Uribe Scores
7	7	5	1	2006-06-11	CHW		CLE	Jason Davis	behind 2-10	b 9	0	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	9	8	0.005	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); P. Ozuna Scores; A. Cintrón Scores
8	8	6	1	2006-07-24	CHW		MIN	Kyle Lohse	behind 2-7	b 9	2	1--	3,(0-2) SFX	2	9	8	0.004	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Uribe Scores
9	9	7	1	2006-08-14	CHW		KCR	Joel Peralta	ahead 8-0	b 6	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	9	8	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	8	1	2006-09-24	CHW		SEA	Ryan Feierabend	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	9	8	0.106	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2008-05-10	CHW	@	SEA	Jarrod Washburn	tied 0-0	t 2	1	-23	5,(3-1) CBBBX	3	7	8	0.175	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); P. Konerko Scores; J. Crede Scores
12	12	2	1	2008-06-13	CHW		COL	Jeff Francis	tied 1-1	b 5	2	---	5,(2-2) CSBBX	1	8	8	0.148	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	2008-06-18	CHW		PIT	Tom Gorzelanny	ahead 3-1	b 6	2	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	8	8	0.077	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	4	1	2008-06-29	CHW		CHC	Sean Marshall	ahead 1-0	b 5	1	1--	3,(1-1) 1CB>X	2	9	8	0.162	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); N. Swisher Scores
15	15	5	1	2008-07-05	CHW		OAK	Greg Smith	ahead 1-0	b 5	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	8	0.141	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); O. Cabrera Scores
16	16	6	1	2008-07-29	CHW	@	MIN	Glen Perkins	ahead 3-0	t 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	8	0.060	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	7	1	2008-08-02	CHW	@	KCR	Ron Mahay	behind 3-8	t 8	1	---	8,(3-2) .CSFBBFBX	1	3	PH	0.013	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	8	1	2008-09-14 (2)	CHW		DET	Kenny Rogers	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	1--	6,(3-2) BBFS1B>X	2	2	7	0.113	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); O. Cabrera Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2009-05-24	CHW		PIT	Jeff Karstens	behind 0-1	b 2	2	-2-	7,(3-2) BBBCCFX	2	7	9	0.184	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Quentin Scores
20	20	2	1	2009-06-09	CHW		DET	Dontrelle Willis	behind 1-3	b 5	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	8	0.212	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Nix Scores
21	21	3	1	2009-09-19	BOS	@	BAL	Bob McCrory	ahead 10-3	t 8	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	7	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Anderson Scores/unER
22	22	4	1	2009-10-03	BOS		CLE	Jensen Lewis	ahead 8-4	b 3	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	9	0.054	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Kotchman Scores