Varney Anderson was born on Monday, June 18, 1866, in Geneva, Illinois. Anderson was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 1, 1889, with the Indianapolis Hoosiers. 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 Varney Anderson baseball stats page.
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Varney AndersonVarney 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 |
| 1889 | 23 | Hoosiers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 54 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 9 | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1894 | 28 | Senators | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 6 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1895 | 29 | Senators | 29 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 5.89 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 204.2 | 0 | 288 | 134 | 199 | 13 | 97 | - | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1896 | 30 | Senators | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | ||
| 4 Years | 35 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 20 | .310 | 6.16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 239.2 | 54 | 339 | 164 | 237 | 13 | 115 | - | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Varney AndersonVarney 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 |
| 1889 | 23 | Hoosiers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1894 | 28 | Senators | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .429 | .429 | .429 |
| 1895 | 29 | Senators | 35 | 97 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | - | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | - | .289 | .361 | .371 |
| 1896 | 30 | Senators | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .600 | .600 | .800 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 4 Years | 41 | 114 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | .298 | .360 | .377 | ||
Varney AndersonVarney 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 |
| 1889 Hoosiers | P | 2 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 2.25 |
| 1894 Senators | P | 2 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.93 |
| 1895 Senators | LF | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1895 Senators | P | 29 | 25 | 614 | 66 | 2.3 | 59 | 10 | 49 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .894 | 2.59 |
| 1896 Senators | P | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 35 | 30 | 719 | 75 | 2.1 | 65 | 11 | 54 | 10 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .867 | 2.44 | |
| LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 4 Years | 36 | 30 | 719 | 76 | 2.1 | 65 | 11 | 54 | 11 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .855 | 2.44 | |
Varney AndersonVarney Anderson Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1889 Hoosiers | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.33 | 2.25 | 6.75 |
| 1894 Senators | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 1.93 | 3.86 |
| 1895 Senators | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 0.36 | 1.54 | 4.27 |
| 1896 Senators | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 4 Years | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 0.36 | 1.54 | 4.32 |
Varney AndersonVarney Anderson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1889 Indianapolis Hoosiers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1894 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1895 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1896 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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