Sparky Anderson Stats

Sparky Anderson was born on Thursday, February 22, 1934, in Bridgewater, South Dakota. Anderson was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 10, 1959, with the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 Sparky Anderson baseball stats page.
"He (Sparky Anderson) really believes he made a winning team out of Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, George Foster and Davey Concepcion by teaching them the virtues of shiny shoes and clean upper lips." - Bill James in Sport Magazine (1982)

Baseball Almanac Exclusive: Free Ground Shipping! Just enter coupon code B-A.com at checkout.
Sparky Anderson

Sparky Anderson Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#460)

Sparky Anderson Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#460)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   George Lee Anderson
Nickname:   Captain Hook or Sparky
Born On:   02-22-1934
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bridgewater, South Dakota
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-10-1959 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-27-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sparky Anderson

Sparky 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
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Sparky Anderson

Sparky Anderson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1959 Phillies 152 477 42 104 9 3 0 0 34 42 1 53 5 2 1 15 .218 .282 .249
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1 Year 152 477 42 104 9 3 0 0 34 42 1 53 5 2 1 15 .218 .282 .249
Sparky Anderson

Sparky Anderson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1959 Phillies 2B 152 - - 758 5.0 746 343 403 12 70 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 152 0 0 758 5.0 746 343 403 12 70 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
1 Year 152 - - 758 5.0 746 343 403 12 70 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
Sparky Anderson

Sparky Anderson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1959 Phillies 6 9 .400 - - n/a 0.0 9.0 14.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1 Year 6 9 .400 - - n/a 0.0 9.0 14.0 - - -
Sparky Anderson

Sparky Anderson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1959 Philadelphia Phillies 45, 2 Undetermined - -


Did you know that you can compare Sparky Anderson to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1959 National League season?

You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique statistics (plate appearances & times on bases) not found on any other website.

If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider making a donation to Baseball Almanac : a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance.
Advertising | All-Star Game | Autographs | Awards | Ballparks | The Ballplayers | Baseball Cards | Baseball Families | Biographies | Book Shelf | College Baseball
Division Series | Downloads | Fabulous Feats | Famous Firsts | Feedback | Fun & Games | Grave Sites | Hall of Fame | Hitting Charts | Humor & Jokes | Interviews
Legendary Lists | Managers | Movie Time | News Feeds | Newsletter | Obituaries | Opening Day | Pitching Charts | Poetry & Song | Quotes | Record Books | Rules
Scoring | Search & Find | Statmaster | Stats 101 | Support | Team by Team | US Presidents | Umpires | World Series | Year by Year

Copyright © 2000-2009. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Design by Geisler Young. Hosted by Hosting 4 Less.
Part of the Baseball Almanac family: 755 Home Runs | Baseball Box Scores | Baseball Fever | Football Almanac | Pigskin Fever | Today in Baseball History.