Brian Anderson was born on Wednesday, April 26, 1972, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Anderson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1993, with the California Angels. 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 Brian Anderson baseball stats page.
"I have a philosophy — whatever you do, do it quickly. If you're going to pitch well, do it fast. If you're going to give it up and get beat, do it fast. Keep a rhythm." - Anderson, Brian. Post Game Press Conference. 26 September 2004. Comiskey Park.
Brian Anderson![]() Brian Anderson Autograph on a 1998 Topps Baseball Card (#496) |
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Brian AndersonBrian 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 |
| 1993 | 21 | Angels | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1994 | 22 | Angels | 18 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101.2 | 441 | 120 | 59 | 63 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | Angels | 18 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5.87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99.2 | 433 | 110 | 65 | 66 | 24 | 30 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1996 | 24 | Indians | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 215 | 58 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1997 | 25 | Indians | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 199 | 55 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | Diamondbacks | 32 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 4.33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 208.0 | 845 | 221 | 100 | 100 | 39 | 24 | 2 | 95 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | Diamondbacks | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 4.57 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 130.0 | 549 | 144 | 66 | 69 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | 28 | Diamondbacks | 33 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 213.1 | 876 | 226 | 96 | 101 | 38 | 39 | 7 | 104 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | Diamondbacks | 29 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 5.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 133.1 | 571 | 156 | 77 | 93 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30 | Diamondbacks | 35 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 4.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.0 | 659 | 174 | 83 | 86 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 31 | Indians | 25 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.0 | 623 | 162 | 61 | 88 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 72 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31 | Royals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3.99 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49.2 | 198 | 50 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32 | Royals | 35 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 5.64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 166.0 | 745 | 217 | 104 | 123 | 33 | 53 | 4 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 33 | Royals | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 133 | 39 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 13 Years | 291 | 245 | 11 | 82 | 83 | .497 | 4.74 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1,547.0 | 6,532 | 1,743 | 814 | 897 | 264 | 337 | 28 | 723 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 4 | ||
Brian AndersonBrian 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 |
| 1993 | 21 | Angels | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1994 | 22 | Angels | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1995 | 23 | Angels | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1996 | 24 | Indians | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1997 | 25 | Indians | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1998 | 26 | Diamondbacks | 35 | 66 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .106 | .145 | .106 |
| 1999 | 27 | Diamondbacks | 32 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .132 | .171 | .263 |
| 2000 | 28 | Diamondbacks | 35 | 69 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .194 | .232 |
| 2001 | 29 | Diamondbacks | 31 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .135 | .135 | .216 |
| 2002 | 30 | Diamondbacks | 36 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .116 | .136 | .186 |
| 2003 | 31 | Indians | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| 2003 | 31 | Royals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2004 | 32 | Royals | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2005 | 33 | Royals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 13 Years | 300 | 255 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .137 | .162 | .192 | ||
Brian AndersonBrian 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 |
| 1993 Angels | P | 4 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.79 |
| 1994 Angels | P | 18 | 18 | 305 | 17 | 0.9 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.42 |
| 1995 Angels | P | 18 | 17 | 299 | 22 | 1.2 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.81 |
| 1996 Indians | P | 10 | 9 | 154 | 18 | 1.8 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 2.81 |
| 1997 Indians | P | 8 | 8 | 144 | 11 | 1.4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.06 |
| 1998 Diamondbacks | P | 32 | 32 | 624 | 59 | 1.8 | 57 | 11 | 46 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.47 |
| 1999 Diamondbacks | P | 31 | 19 | 390 | 48 | 1.5 | 46 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 3.18 |
| 2000 Diamondbacks | P | 33 | 32 | 640 | 61 | 1.8 | 60 | 13 | 47 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.53 |
| 2001 Diamondbacks | P | 29 | 22 | 400 | 43 | 1.5 | 41 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 2.77 |
| 2002 Diamondbacks | P | 35 | 24 | 468 | 43 | 1.2 | 41 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 2.37 |
| 2003 Indians | P | 25 | 24 | 444 | 37 | 1.5 | 36 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.19 |
| 2003 Royals | P | 7 | 7 | 149 | 10 | 1.4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.63 |
| 2004 Royals | P | 35 | 26 | 498 | 31 | 0.9 | 29 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 1.57 |
| 2005 Royals | P | 6 | 6 | 93 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.74 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 291 | 245 | 4,642 | 407 | 1.4 | 389 | 76 | 313 | 18 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.26 | |
| 13 Years | 291 | 245 | 4,642 | 407 | 1.4 | 389 | 76 | 313 | 18 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.26 | |
Brian AndersonBrian 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 |
| 1993 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 3.18 | 1.59 |
| 1994 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.74 | 4.16 | 2.39 |
| 1995 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 4.06 | 2.71 |
| 1996 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 3.68 | 2.45 |
| 1997 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 4.13 | 2.06 |
| 1998 Diamondbacks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3.96 | 4.11 | 1.04 |
| 1999 Diamondbacks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38.0 | 3.8 | 19.0 | 2.68 | 5.19 | 1.94 |
| 2000 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 17.3 | 2.67 | 4.39 | 1.65 |
| 2001 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 18.5 | 1.83 | 3.71 | 2.03 |
| 2002 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 21.5 | 2.53 | 4.67 | 1.85 |
| 2003 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.25 | 4.38 | 1.95 |
| 2003 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.36 | 2.72 | 1.99 |
| 2004 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.32 | 3.80 | 2.87 |
| 2005 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.25 | 4.99 | 1.17 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 13 Years | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 255.0 | 4.5 | 25.5 | 2.15 | 4.21 | 1.96 |
Brian AndersonBrian Anderson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1993 California Angels | 56 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
| 1994 California Angels | 56 | $120,000.00 | - | n/a |
| 1995 California Angels | 56 | $135,000.00 | - | - |
| 1996 Cleveland Indians | 34 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
| 1997 Cleveland Indians | 34 | $650,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks | 34 | $775,000.00 | - | - |
| 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks | 34 | $1,800,000.00 | - | - |
| 2000 Arizona Diamondbacks | 34 | $2,250,000.00 | - | - |
| 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks | 34 | $4,125,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks | 34 | $5,375,000.00 | - | - |
| 2003 Cleveland Indians | 31 | $1,500,000.00 | - | - |
| 2003 Kansas City Royals | 27, 19 | " " | - | - |
| 2004 Kansas City Royals | 19 | $3,250,000.00 | - | - |
| 2005 Kansas City Royals | 19 | $3,250,000.00 | - | - |
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