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Fred Anderson
John Frederick Anderson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.
Schools Davidson College, University of Maryland

Debut September 25, 1909
Final Game July 9, 1918
Born December 11, 1885 in Calahaln, NC
Died November 8, 1957 in Winston-Salem, NC

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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1909 23 BOS AL   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  0    8.0    3    3    1   0    1    5   0   0    27       0  1.13  2.50  222 0.500
 1913 27 BOS AL   0   6  10   8   4   0   1  0   57.3   84   51   38   0   21   32   1   3   249       0  5.97  2.93   49 1.831
 1914 28 BUF FL  13  15  37  28  21   2   7  0  260.3  243  115   89   8   64  144   2   9  1040       1  3.08  3.30  107 1.179
 1915 29 BUF FL  19  13  36  28  14   5   5  0  240.0  192   80   67   5   72  142   3   4   938       0  2.51  3.12  124 1.100
 1916 30 NYG NL   9  13  38  27  13   2   5  2  188.0  206   99   71   7   38   98   5   9   806       0  3.40  2.43   71 1.298
 1917 31 NYG NL   8   8  38  18   8   1  15  3  162.0  122   40   26   1   34   69   2   5   632       0  1.44  2.54  176 0.963
 1918 32 NYG NL   4   2  18   4   2   1  10  3   70.7   62   27   21   1   17   24   2   1   286       0  2.67  2.62   98 1.118
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .482  53  57 178 114  62  11  43  8  986.3  912  415  313  22  247  514  15  31  3978       1  2.86  2.89  101 1.175
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  13  41  26  14   2  10  1  229.7  212   96   72   5   57  119   3   7   926   0   0  2.86  2.89  101 1.175
 Career High     19  15  38  28  21   5  15  3  260.3  243  115   89   8   72  144   5   9  1040   0   1  1.44  3.30  176 0.963

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1909 23 BOS AL   1    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      1      .000  .250  .000  -21    0   0           0    
 1913 27 BOS AL  10   20    0    1   0  0   0    1   0      0   7  .050  .050  .050  -71    1   0           0    
 1914 28 BUF FL  39   90    3   17   3  0   0    5   0      3  32  .189  .215  .222   23   20   0           0    
 1915 29 BUF FL  36   80    4   12   1  0   0    2   0      2  21  .150  .171  .163   -3   13   1           0    
 1916 30 NYG NL  38   58    6    8   2  1   0    3   0      1  18  .138  .167  .207   17   12   4           1    
 1917 31 NYG NL  38   42    2    3   0  0   0    1   0      3  14  .071  .133  .071  -36    3   5           0    
 1918 32 NYG NL  18   19    2    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   6  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   3           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      180  312   17   41   6  1   0   12   0  0  10  98  .131  .161  .157   -6   49  13   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        281   15   37   5  1   0   11   0  0   9  88  .131  .161  .157   -6   44  12   0   0   1   0
 Career High     39   90    6   17   3  1   0    5   0  0   3  32                          20   5   0   0   1   0

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1909 23 BOS AL    4    3    0   0.0    75| .000  .255| .250  .316| .000  .323| .250  .639| -21  .000  -0.4   0.0     
 1913 27 BOS AL   20   19    0   0.0    89| .050  .268| .050  .340| .050  .352| .100  .692| -71  .000  -4.4  -0.5     
 1914 28 BUF FL   93   73    4   1.5    94| .189  .274| .215  .340| .222  .370| .437  .710|  23  .143  -8.6  -0.9     
 1915 29 BUF FL   83   69    2   0.8    88| .150  .264| .171  .332| .163  .354| .334  .686|  -3  .057 -10.0  -1.1     
 1916 30 NYG NL   64   54    2   1.0    74| .138  .248| .167  .306| .207  .332| .374  .638|  17  .101  -5.7  -0.7     
 1917 31 NYG NL   50   44    0   0.0    76| .071  .253| .133  .310| .071  .334| .204  .644| -36  .000  -6.6  -0.8     
 1918 32 NYG NL   22   22    0   0.0    78| .000  .259| .000  .316| .000  .334| .000  .651|-100  .000  -4.5  -0.5     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       336  284    8   0.8    85| .131  .262| .161  .326| .157  .350| .318  .676|  -6  .055 -40.2  -4.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1909 23 BOS AL   P    1      0    2    0    1 1.000  .952  2.00  2.20  2.25  3.15    1    8.0
 1913 27 BOS AL   P   10      5   13    1    0  .947  .938  1.80  1.83  2.83  3.02    8   57.3
 1914 28 BUF FL   P   37      7   69    3    2  .962  .946  2.05  1.95  2.63  3.04   28  260.3
 1915 29 BUF FL   P   36      5   65    4    2  .946  .956  1.94  1.97  2.62  3.08   28  240.0
 1916 30 NYG NL   P   38      2   38    0    0 1.000  .959  1.05  1.63  1.91  2.67   27  188.0
 1917 31 NYG NL   P   38      0   46    1    0  .979  .960  1.21  1.78  2.56  2.85   18  162.0
 1918 32 NYG NL   P   18      4   34    0    0 1.000  .964  2.11  2.03  4.84  2.93    4   70.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1909 23 BOS AL   P    1      0    2    0    1 1.000  .952  2.00  2.20  2.25  3.15    1    8.0
 1913 27 BOS AL   P   10      5   13    1    0  .947  .938  1.80  1.83  2.83  3.02    8   57.3
 1914 28 BUF FL   P   37      7   69    3    2  .962  .946  2.05  1.95  2.63  3.04   28  260.3
 1915 29 BUF FL   P   36      5   65    4    2  .946  .956  1.94  1.97  2.62  3.08   28  240.0
 1916 30 NYG NL   P   38      2   38    0    0 1.000  .959  1.05  1.63  1.91  2.67   27  188.0
 1917 31 NYG NL   P   38      0   46    1    0  .979  .960  1.21  1.78  2.56  2.85   18  162.0
 1918 32 NYG NL   P   18      4   34    0    0 1.000  .964  2.11  2.03  4.84  2.93    4   70.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 178     23  267    9    5  .970  .955  1.63  1.85  2.65  2.94  114  986.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       178     23  267    9    5  .970  .955  1.63  1.85  2.65  2.94  114    986

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1917   WS    NYG CHW     L   1   0  18.00  0  1  0  0   2     5   4   0   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1917   WS    NYG CHW     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1915 FL-2.51-10
1917 NL-1.44-1

Wins
1915 FL-19-10

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1914 FL-1.179-9
1915 FL-1.100-4
1917 NL-.963-1

Hits Allowed/9IP
1915 FL-7.20-5
1917 NL-6.78-2

Bases on Balls/9IP
1914 FL-2.21-7
1916 NL-1.82-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1914 FL-4.98-6
1915 FL-5.33-1
1916 NL-4.69-6

Saves
1916 NL-2-8
1917 NL-3-2
1918 NL-3-1

Strikeouts
1914 FL-144-10
1915 FL-142-5

Shutouts
1915 FL-5-4

Home Runs Allow.
1914 FL-8-5
1916 NL-7-4

SO to Walk
1914 FL-2.25-6
1915 FL-1.97-4
1916 NL-2.58-5
1917 NL-2.03-7

Wild Pitches
1914 FL-9-3
1916 NL-9-4
1917 NL-5-9

Games Finished
1917 NL-15-5
1918 NL-10-5

Adjusted ERA+
1915 FL-124-8
1917 NL-176-1

Black Ink: Pitching - 7 (324) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 38 (629) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 15.0 (475) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 13.0 (789) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1914 Season: Jumped from the Boston Red Sox to the Buffalo Buffeds.
February 10, 1916: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Buffalo Blues.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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ERA 1915 FL-2.51-10 1917 NL-1.44-1	Wins 1915 FL-19-10	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1914 FL-1.179-9 1915 FL-1.100-4 1917 NL-.963-1	Hits Allowed/9IP 1915 FL-7.20-5 1917 NL-6.78-2	Bases on Balls/9IP 1914 FL-2.21-7 1916 NL-1.82-7	Strikeouts/9IP 1914 FL-4.98-6 1915 FL-5.33-1 1916 NL-4.69-6
Saves 1916 NL-2-8 1917 NL-3-2 1918 NL-3-1	Strikeouts 1914 FL-144-10 1915 FL-142-5	Shutouts 1915 FL-5-4	Home Runs Allow. 1914 FL-8-5 1916 NL-7-4	SO to Walk 1914 FL-2.25-6 1915 FL-1.97-4 1916 NL-2.58-5 1917 NL-2.03-7	Wild Pitches 1914 FL-9-3 1916 NL-9-4 1917 NL-5-9
Games Finished 1917 NL-15-5 1918 NL-10-5	Adjusted ERA+ 1915 FL-124-8 1917 NL-176-1