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John Anderson
John Joseph Anderson (Honest John)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 8, 1894
Final Game October 2, 1908
Born December 14, 1873 in Sarpsborg, Norway
Died July 23, 1949 in Worcester, MA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1894 20 BRO NL  17   63   14   19   1  3   1   19   7      3   3  .302  .333  .460   95   29               0    
 1895 21 BRO NL 102  419   76  120  11 14   9   87  24     12  29  .286  .314  .444  101  186   1           5    
 1896 22 BRO NL 108  430   70  135  23 17   1   55  37     18  23  .314  .344  .453  115  195   1           2    
 1897 23 BRO NL 117  492   93  160  28 12   4   85  29     17      .325  .357  .455  119  224  11           7    
 1898 24 TOT NL 135  520   82  153  33 22   9   81  20  0  29      .294  .348  .494  140  257   6   0   0  14    
         BRO NL  19   69   11   19   3  4   0    8   2      5      .275  .333  .435  119   30   0           1    
         WHS NL 110  430   70  131  28 18   9   71  18     23      .305  .357  .516  149  222   6          12    
         BRO NL   6   21    1    3   2  0   0    2   0  0   1      .143  .217  .238   30    5   0   0   0   1    
 1899 25 BRO NL 117  439   65  118  18  7   4   92  25     27      .269  .317  .369   86  162   2           4    
 1901 27 MLA AL 138  576   90  190  46  7   8   99  35     24      .330  .360  .476  135  274   4           3    
 1902 28 SLB AL 126  524   60  149  29  6   4   85  15     21      .284  .316  .385   94  202   3           3    
 1903 29 SLB AL 138  550   65  156  34  8   2   78  16     23      .284  .312  .385  111  212   4           0    
 1904 30 NYY AL 143  558   62  155  27 12   3   82  20     23      .278  .313  .385  116  215  11           6    
 1905 31 TOT AL 133  499   62  139  24  7   1   52  31     30      .279  .323  .361  118  180   4           3    
         NYY AL  32   99   12   23   3  1   0   14   9      8      .232  .296  .283   76   28   0           1    
         WSH AL 101  400   50  116  21  6   1   38  22     22      .290  .330  .380  129  152   4           2    
 1906 32 WSH AL 151  583   62  158  25  4   3   70  39     19      .271  .296  .343  104  200   3           2    
 1907 33 WSH AL  87  333   33   96  12  4   0   44  19     34      .288  .359  .348  134  116   1           3    
 1908 34 CHW AL 123  355   36   93  17  1   0   47  21     30      .262  .321  .315  109  112  13           1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons         6341      1841    124      976      0      55  .290  .329  .404  114       64   0   0  53   0
               1635       870      328     49      338    310                            2564
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        628   86  182  32 12   5   97  33  0  31   5  .290  .329  .404  114  254   6   0   0   5   0
 Career High    151  583   93  190  46 22   9   99  39  0  34  29  .330  .360  .494  140  274  13   0   0  14   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1894 20 BRO NL   66   44   10   5.9   120| .302  .306| .333  .376| .460  .431| .793  .808|  95  .495  -1.1  -0.1     
 1895 21 BRO NL  437  300   57   4.9   105| .286  .292| .314  .357| .444  .394| .758  .751| 101  .478  -3.2  -0.3     
 1896 22 BRO NL  451  296   67   5.9   102| .314  .290| .344  .354| .453  .387| .797  .740| 115  .590   6.3   0.6     
 1897 23 BRO NL  527  343   78   5.9   102| .325  .291| .357  .354| .455  .386| .812  .740| 119  .593  11.0   1.0     
 1898 24 TOT NL  569  373   86   6.0    91| .294  .278| .348  .342| .494  .356| .842  .699| 140  .683  23.2   2.4 100%
         BRO NL   75   50   10   5.2    91| .275  .278| .333  .342| .435  .356| .768  .699| 119  .624   1.2   0.1     
         WHS NL  471  305   75   6.4    91| .305  .278| .357  .342| .516  .356| .873  .699| 149  .708  23.9   2.5     
         BRO NL   23   18    1   1.4    91| .143  .278| .217  .342| .238  .356| .455  .699|  30  .137  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1899 25 BRO NL  472  323   50   4.0   101| .269  .292| .317  .355| .369  .381| .686  .736|  86  .466  -9.9  -1.0     
 1901 27 MLA AL  607  390   98   6.6    93| .330  .278| .360  .334| .476  .373| .836  .707| 135  .683  26.3   2.6     
 1902 28 SLB AL  551  378   63   4.4    97| .284  .283| .316  .340| .385  .381| .701  .721|  94  .516  -5.4  -0.6     
 1903 29 SLB AL  577  398   66   4.4    80| .284  .260| .312  .308| .385  .351| .697  .660| 111  .592   6.8   0.8     
 1904 30 NYY AL  598  414   66   4.2    77| .278  .257| .313  .309| .385  .337| .698  .647| 116  .629   8.7   1.0     
 1905 31 TOT AL  536  364   58   4.2    72| .279  .247| .323  .306| .361  .322| .684  .628| 118  .638   9.3   1.1     
         NYY AL  108   76    8   2.8    80| .232  .260| .296  .321| .283  .339| .579  .659|  76  .452  -2.7  -0.3     
         WSH AL  428  288   50   4.6    70| .290  .244| .330  .302| .380  .318| .710  .620| 129  .673  12.0   1.4     
 1906 32 WSH AL  607  428   59   3.7    71| .271  .250| .296  .305| .343  .320| .639  .626| 104  .558   1.0   0.1     
 1907 33 WSH AL  371  238   41   4.6    66| .288  .245| .359  .299| .348  .306| .707  .605| 134  .671  13.8   1.6     
 1908 34 CHW AL  399  275   36   3.5    67| .262  .244| .321  .300| .315  .310| .636  .610| 109  .582   4.4   0.5     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     6768 4564  835   4.8    87| .290  .270| .329  .328| .404  .356| .733  .684| 114  .593  91.4   9.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1894 20 BRO NL  OF   16     21    0    6    0  .778  .913  1.31  2.24               15    1    0
                 3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .870  2.00  3.40            
 1895 21 BRO NL  OF  101    205   11   29    4  .882  .917  2.14  2.14               89    0   12
 1896 22 BRO NL  OF   68    121    9    8    4  .942  .933  1.91  2.12               33    9   26
                 1B   42    417   19    8   26  .982  .980 10.38 10.21            
 1897 23 BRO NL  OF  115    253   11   18    2  .936  .935  2.30  2.06              115    0    0
                 1B    3     26    1    3    1  .900  .978  9.00 10.00            
 1898 24 TOT NL  OF  115    237   23   13    4  .952  .937  2.26  2.03               32   79    4
         TOT NL  1B   19    170   10    9   15  .952  .977  9.47 10.06            
         BRO NL  OF    5     12    0    0    0 1.000  .938  2.40  2.02                2    1    2
         WHS NL  OF   93    200   20   12    3  .948  .937  2.37  2.03               13   78    2
                 1B   17    154    8    8   12  .953  .977  9.53 10.06            
         BRO NL  OF   17     25    3    1    1  .966  .936  1.65  2.03               17    0    0
                 1B    2     16    2    1    3  .947  .978  9.00 10.05            
 1899 25 BRO NL  OF   76    148    6   11    2  .933  .944  2.03  2.11                7   61    8
                 1B   41    389   24    8   25  .981  .977 10.07 10.21            
 1901 27 MLA AL  1B  125   1310   66   25   81  .982  .974 11.01  8.00            
                 OF   13     40    1    1    0  .976  .932  3.15  2.00               12    0    1
 1902 28 SLB AL  1B  126   1361   47   22   78  .985  .980 11.17  7.94            
                 OF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  2.03                2    0    1
 1903 29 SLB AL  1B  133   1416   91   22   71  .986  .981 11.33  7.52            
                 OF    7      7    1    0    0 1.000  .952  1.14  1.91                2    3    2
 1904 30 NYY AL  OF  112    186    9    9    1  .956  .954  1.74  1.84               46   52   13
                 1B   33    368   33    6   21  .985  .982 12.15 10.78            
 1905 31 TOT AL  OF  119    194   10   11    1  .949  .953  1.71  1.83               17   22   80
         TOT AL  1B    7     72    5    2    0  .975  .982 11.00 10.64            
         NYY AL  OF   22     33    3    4    0  .900  .952  1.64  1.83                1   19    2
                 1B    3     32    2    0    0 1.000  .983 11.33 10.63            
         WSH AL  OF   97    161    7    7    1  .960  .953  1.73  1.83               16    3   78
                 1B    4     40    3    2    0  .956  .982 10.75 10.65            
 1906 32 WSH AL  OF  151    286   19   15    2  .953  .963  2.02  1.87              151    0    0
 1907 33 WSH AL  1B   61    615   32   11   13  .983  .982 10.61 10.95            
                 OF   26     56    2    2    0  .967  .959  2.23  1.83               26    0    0
 1908 34 CHW AL  OF   87     96    9    4    7  .963  .954  1.21  1.80               13    2   72
                 1B    9     80    4    1    4  .988  .984  9.33 11.04            

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1896 22 BRO NL  1B   42    417   19    8   26  .982  .980 10.38 10.21            
 1897 23 BRO NL  1B    3     26    1    3    1  .900  .978  9.00 10.00            
 1898 24 TOT NL  1B   19    170   10    9   15  .952  .977  9.47 10.06            
         WHS NL  1B   17    154    8    8   12  .953  .977  9.53 10.06            
         BRO NL  1B    2     16    2    1    3  .947  .978  9.00 10.05            
 1899 25 BRO NL  1B   41    389   24    8   25  .981  .977 10.07 10.21            
 1901 27 MLA AL  1B  125   1310   66   25   81  .982  .974 11.01  8.00            
 1902 28 SLB AL  1B  126   1361   47   22   78  .985  .980 11.17  7.94            
 1903 29 SLB AL  1B  133   1416   91   22   71  .986  .981 11.33  7.52            
 1904 30 NYY AL  1B   33    368   33    6   21  .985  .982 12.15 10.78            
 1905 31 TOT AL  1B    7     72    5    2    0  .975  .982 11.00 10.64            
         NYY AL  1B    3     32    2    0    0 1.000  .983 11.33 10.63            
         WSH AL  1B    4     40    3    2    0  .956  .982 10.75 10.65            
 1907 33 WSH AL  1B   61    615   32   11   13  .983  .982 10.61 10.95            
 1908 34 CHW AL  1B    9     80    4    1    4  .988  .984  9.33 11.04            

 1894 20 BRO NL  3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .870  2.00  3.40            

 1894 20 BRO NL  OF   16     21    0    6    0  .778  .913  1.31  2.24               15    1    0
 1895 21 BRO NL  OF  101    205   11   29    4  .882  .917  2.14  2.14               89    0   12
 1896 22 BRO NL  OF   68    121    9    8    4  .942  .933  1.91  2.12               33    9   26
 1897 23 BRO NL  OF  115    253   11   18    2  .936  .935  2.30  2.06              115    0    0
 1898 24 TOT NL  OF  115    237   23   13    4  .952  .937  2.26  2.03               32   79    4
         BRO NL  OF    5     12    0    0    0 1.000  .938  2.40  2.02                2    1    2
         WHS NL  OF   93    200   20   12    3  .948  .937  2.37  2.03               13   78    2
         BRO NL  OF   17     25    3    1    1  .966  .936  1.65  2.03               17    0    0
 1899 25 BRO NL  OF   76    148    6   11    2  .933  .944  2.03  2.11                7   61    8
 1901 27 MLA AL  OF   13     40    1    1    0  .976  .932  3.15  2.00               12    0    1
 1902 28 SLB AL  OF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  2.03                2    0    1
 1903 29 SLB AL  OF    7      7    1    0    0 1.000  .952  1.14  1.91                2    3    2
 1904 30 NYY AL  OF  112    186    9    9    1  .956  .954  1.74  1.84               46   52   13
 1905 31 TOT AL  OF  119    194   10   11    1  .949  .953  1.71  1.83               17   22   80
         NYY AL  OF   22     33    3    4    0  .900  .952  1.64  1.83                1   19    2
         WSH AL  OF   97    161    7    7    1  .960  .953  1.73  1.83               16    3   78
 1906 32 WSH AL  OF  151    286   19   15    2  .953  .963  2.02  1.87              151    0    0
 1907 33 WSH AL  OF   26     56    2    2    0  .967  .959  2.23  1.83               26    0    0
 1908 34 CHW AL  OF   87     96    9    4    7  .963  .954  1.21  1.80               13    2   72

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF 1009   1852  111  127   27  .939  .943  1.95  1.97              560  229  219
                 1B  599   6224  332  117  335  .982  .979 10.94  8.79            
                 3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .870  2.00  3.40            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      1609   8077  444  244  362  .972  .971  5.30  4.51
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1901 AL-.330-6
1905 AL-.279-9

Slugging %
1898 NL-.494-1
1901 AL-.476-7

OPS
1898 NL-.842-9
1901 AL-.836-8

Games
1901 AL-138-3
1903 AL-138-9
1906 AL-151-8

At Bats
1901 AL-576-3
1903 AL-550-6
1906 AL-583-9

Hits
1901 AL-190-2

Total Bases
1898 NL-257-4
1901 AL-274-3
1906 AL-200-10

Doubles
1898 NL-33-5
1901 AL-46-2
1903 AL-34-5
1906 AL-25-7

Triples
1896 NL-17-6
1898 NL-22-1
Car-124-90

Home Runs
1895 NL-9-10
1898 NL-9-4
1901 AL-8-4
1906 AL-3-8

RBI
1901 AL-99-3
1902 AL-85-9
1903 AL-78-10
1904 AL-82-4
1906 AL-70-8

Stolen Bases
1901 AL-35-7
1905 AL-31-9
1906 AL-39-1

Singles
1906 AL-126-9

Adjusted OPS+
1898 NL-140-7
1901 AL-135-7

Runs Created
1901 AL-98-4

Adjusted Batting Runs
1901 AL-26-8
1907 AL-14-9

Batting Wins
1901 AL-2.6-8
1907 AL-1.6-9

Extra-Base Hits
1898 NL-64-1
1901 AL-61-3
1903 AL-44-10

Times on Base
1901 AL-217-9

Offensive Win%
1901 AL-.683-7

Power/Speed Number
1895 NL-13.1-10
1898 NL-12.4-5
1901 AL-13.0-3
1906 AL-5.6-8

At Bats per Home Run
1895 NL-46.6-6
1898 NL-57.8-4
1901 AL-72.0-8

    

Black Ink: Batting - 6 (331) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 75 (312) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 20.9 (589) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 12.5 (1012) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

August 26, 1894: Purchased by the Brooklyn Grooms from the Haverhill (New England) for $400.

May 19, 1898: Sent to the Washington Senators by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms as part of a conditional deal.

September 21, 1898: Returned by the Washington Senators to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms as part of a conditional deal.

March 24, 1900: Purchased by the Milwaukee (American) from the Brooklyn Superbas.

September 26, 1900: Drafted by the Brooklyn Superbas from the Milwaukee (American) in the 1900 rule 5 draft.

February, 1901: Jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Milwaukee Brewers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

October 6, 1903: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the New York Highlanders for Jack O'Connor.

May 30, 1905: Selected off waivers by the Washington Senators from the New York Highlanders.

December 12, 1907: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Washington Senators.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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