Walter Anderson Stats

Walter Anderson was born on Saturday, September 25, 1897, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Anderson was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 14, 1917, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Walter Anderson baseball stats page.

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Walter Anderson
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Walter Carl Anderson
Nickname:   Lefty
Born On:   09-25-1897
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Grand Rapids, Michigan
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-06-1990
Place of Death Data Died In:   Battle Creek, Michigan
Cemetery:   Fair Plains Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan
College:   Western State Normal School
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   05-14-1917 (Age 19)
Last Game:   05-02-1919
Draft:   Not Applicable
Walter Anderson

Walter 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
1917 Athletics 14 2 9 0 0 .000 3.03 0 0 0 38.2 163 32 13 16 0 21 - 10 1 1 0 -
1919 Athletics 3 0 3 1 0 1.000 3.86 0 0 0 14.0 90 13 6 10 0 8 - 10 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 17 2 12 1 0 1.000 3.25 0 0 0 52.2 253 45 19 26 0 29 - 20 1 2 0 -
Walter Anderson

Walter Anderson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1917 Athletics 14 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 0 - 0 - .429 .500 .429
1919 Athletics 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 1 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 17 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 1 - 0 - .273 .333 .273
Walter Anderson

Walter Anderson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1917 Athletics P 14 2 116 14 1.0 13 4 9 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 3.03 -
1919 Athletics P 3 0 42 4 1.3 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 17 2 158 18 1.1 17 4 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.91 --
2 Years 17 2 158 18 1.1 17 4 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.91 --
Walter Anderson

Walter Anderson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1917 Athletics 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.48 2.33 4.89
1919 Athletics 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.25 6.43 5.14
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.69 3.42 4.96
Walter Anderson

Walter Anderson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1917 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -


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