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) [Sparky Anderson Quotes]
Sparky AndersonSparky Anderson Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#460) |
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Sparky AndersonSparky Anderson Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Sparky AndersonSparky Anderson Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1959 | 25 | Phillies | 152 | 477 | 42 | 104 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .218 | .282 | .249 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 AndersonSparky Anderson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1959 Phillies | 2B | 152 | 145 | 3,734 | 758 | 5.0 | 746 | 343 | 403 | 12 | 70 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.39 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 152 | 145 | 3,734 | 758 | 5.0 | 746 | 343 | 403 | 12 | 70 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.39 | |
1 Year | 152 | 145 | 3,734 | 758 | 5.0 | 746 | 343 | 403 | 12 | 70 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.39 |
Sparky AndersonSparky Anderson Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1959 Phillies | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1 Year | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | - | - | - |
Sparky AndersonSparky Anderson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1959 Philadelphia Phillies | 45, 2 | Undetermined | - | - |
Sparky Anderson Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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