Alf Anderson was born on Wednesday, January 28, 1914, in Gainesville, Georgia. Anderson was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1941, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Alf Anderson baseball stats page.
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Alf Anderson![]() Alf Anderson Autograph on a 1977 TCMA The War Years (#44) |
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Alf AndersonAlf 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 | ||
Alf AndersonAlf 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 |
| 1941 | 27 | Pirates | 70 | 223 | 32 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - | 30 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | .215 | .265 | .278 |
| 1942 | 28 | Pirates | 54 | 166 | 24 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | - | 19 | 3 | - | 0 | 3 | .271 | .342 | .307 |
| 1946 | 32 | Pirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 3 Years | 126 | 390 | 56 | 93 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 33 | - | 49 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .238 | .300 | .290 | ||
Alf AndersonAlf 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 |
| 1941 Pirates | SS | 58 | 56 | 1,277 | 276 | 4.8 | 257 | 96 | 161 | 19 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 5.43 |
| 1942 Pirates | SS | 48 | 40 | 959 | 191 | 4.0 | 180 | 77 | 103 | 11 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 5.07 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| SS Totals | 106 | 96 | 2,236 | 467 | 4.4 | 437 | 173 | 264 | 30 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 5.28 | |
| 2 Years | 106 | 96 | 2,236 | 467 | 4.4 | 437 | 173 | 264 | 30 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 5.28 | |
Alf AndersonAlf 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 |
| 1941 Pirates | 2 | - | - | 5 | 7 | n/a | 223.0 | 7.4 | 22.3 | - | - | - |
| 1942 Pirates | 4 | - | - | 4 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.7 | 23.7 | - | - | - |
| 1946 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 3 Years | 6 | - | - | 11 | 9 | n/a | 390.0 | 8.0 | 22.9 | - | - | - |
Alf AndersonAlf Anderson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1941 Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1942 Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
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