Bob Anderson Stats

Bob Anderson was born on Sunday, September 29, 1935, in East Chicago, Indiana. Anderson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 31, 1957, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Anderson baseball stats page.

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Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#283)

Bob Anderson Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#283)
 

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Birth Name:   Robert Carl Anderson
Nickname:   Bob or Hammond Hummer
Born On:   09-29-1935  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   East Chicago, Indiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Hammond High School (Hammond, IN)
College:   Western Michigan & Michigan State
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   07-31-1957 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-25-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1957 22 Cubs 8 0 2 0 1 .000 7.71 0 0 0 16.1 76 20 14 16 2 8 1 7 0 1 1 -
1958 23 Cubs 17 8 4 3 3 .500 3.97 2 0 0 65.2 275 61 29 29 3 29 1 51 1 1 0 -
1959 24 Cubs 37 36 1 12 13 .480 4.13 7 1 0 235.1 1,004 245 108 117 21 77 3 113 4 5 3 -
1960 25 Cubs 38 30 3 9 11 .450 4.11 5 0 1 203.2 868 201 93 105 26 68 8 115 9 7 0 -
1961 26 Cubs 57 12 21 7 10 .412 4.26 1 0 8 152.0 659 162 72 85 14 56 11 96 4 2 0 -
1962 27 Cubs 57 4 16 2 7 .222 5.02 0 0 4 107.2 492 111 60 70 9 60 5 82 8 5 0 -
1963 28 Tigers 32 3 15 3 1 .750 3.30 0 0 0 60.0 260 58 22 28 5 21 2 38 4 6 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 246 93 62 36 46 .439 4.26 15 1 13 840.2 3,634 858 398 450 80 319 31 502 30 27 4 -
Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1957 22 Cubs 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1958 23 Cubs 17 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118
1959 24 Cubs 37 80 6 6 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 34 6 0 1 1 .075 .119 .088
1960 25 Cubs 39 71 4 12 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 26 5 1 1 0 .169 .221 .169
1961 26 Cubs 57 42 5 6 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 22 2 0 0 0 .143 .163 .286
1962 27 Cubs 57 23 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 2 0 0 1 .130 .200 .217
1963 28 Tigers 32 9 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .556
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 247 246 18 33 2 1 2 0 12 10 0 107 15 1 2 2 .134 .174 .175
Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1957 Cubs P 8 0 49 7 0.9 5 0 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .714 2.76
1958 Cubs P 17 8 197 14 0.8 14 3 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.92
1959 Cubs P 37 36 706 60 1.6 56 13 43 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.14
1960 Cubs P 38 30 611 57 1.5 53 10 43 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .930 2.34
1961 Cubs P 57 12 456 52 0.9 52 14 38 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.08
1962 Cubs P 57 4 323 21 0.4 20 4 16 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .952 1.67
1963 Tigers P 32 3 180 13 0.4 11 2 9 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 1.65
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 246 93 2,522 224 0.9 211 46 165 13 14 n/a n/a n/a .942 2.26
7 Years 246 93 2,522 224 0.9 211 46 165 13 14 n/a n/a n/a .942 2.26
Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1957 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.88 3.86 4.41
1958 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.9 0.0 1.76 6.99 3.97
1959 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 26.7 1.47 4.32 2.94
1960 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.7 71.0 1.69 5.08 3.00
1961 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 21.0 1.9 8.4 1.71 5.68 3.32
1962 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 23.0 1.37 6.85 5.02
1963 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 4.5 1.81 5.70 3.15
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 123.0 2.3 20.5 1.57 5.37 3.42
Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1957 Chicago Cubs 32 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago Cubs 32 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago Cubs 32 Undetermined - -
1960 Chicago Cubs 32 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago Cubs 32 Undetermined - -
1962 Chicago Cubs 32 Undetermined - -
1963 Detroit Tigers 23 Undetermined - -


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