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 AndersonWalter 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 |
| 1917 | 20 | 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 | 22 | 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 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | 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 AndersonWalter 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 |
| 1917 | 20 | Athletics | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .429 | .500 | .429 |
| 1919 | 22 | Athletics | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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 | ||
| 2 Years | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .273 | .333 | .273 | ||
Walter AndersonWalter 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 |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 AndersonWalter 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 |
| 1917 Athletics | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.48 | 2.33 | 4.89 |
| 1919 Athletics | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.25 | 6.43 | 5.14 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 2 Years | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.69 | 3.42 | 4.96 |
Walter AndersonWalter Anderson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1917 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1919 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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