John Anderson

John Anderson

1894–1908 · Bats B · Throws R · 6'2", 180 lb · b. 1873 Sarpsborg, Østfold

Career 1,636 G · 1,843 H · 50 HR · 978 RBI · .291 AVG

Seasons leading his league

3

2 best in baseball 1 league only

14 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1898 Best season

Spanning 1898–1906, peaking at 2 titles in 1898.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

635th League titles 3
392nd Best in baseball 2
810th Top-5 finishes 14

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

91st Triples 124
125th Stolen Bases 338
329th Runs Batted In 978
377th Hits 1,843
380th Batting Average .291
382nd Doubles 328

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Triples	1	1st	—	1898 22
Slugging Percentage	1	1st	—	1898 .494
Stolen Bases	1	1st	—	1906 AL 39
Total Bases	—	#3	—	1901 #3
Doubles	—	#2	—	1901 #2
Hits	—	#2	—	1901 #2
Runs Batted In	—	#3	—	1901 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1906	1	SB 39
1898	2	SLG .494 3B 22

Batting

14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1894	BRO	NL	17	63	14	19	1	3	1	19	3	3	7	.302	.333	.460	.794
1895	BRO	NL	103	423	77	122	11	14	10	89	12	29	24	.288	.316	.452	.767
1896	BRO	NL	108	430	70	135	23	17	1	55	18	23	37	.314	.344	.454	.798
1897	BRO	NL	117	492	93	160	28	12	4	85	17	14	29	.325	.357	.455	.812
1898	WAS +1	NL	135	520	82	153	33	22	9	81	29	26	20	.294	.348	.494	.842
1899	BRO	NL	117	439	65	118	18	7	4	92	27	24	25	.269	.317	.369	.686
1901	MLA	AL	138	576	90	190	46	7	8	99	24	21	35	.330	.360	.476	.836
1902	SLA	AL	126	524	60	149	29	6	4	85	21	9	15	.284	.316	.386	.701
1903	SLA	AL	138	550	65	156	34	8	2	78	23	39	16	.284	.312	.386	.698
1904	NYA	AL	143	558	62	155	27	12	3	82	23	37	20	.278	.314	.385	.699
1905	WS1 +1	AL	133	499	62	139	24	7	1	52	30	38	31	.279	.323	.361	.684
1906	WS1	AL	151	583	62	158	25	4	3	70	19	37	39	.271	.296	.343	.640
1907	WS1	AL	87	333	33	96	12	4	0	44	34	23	19	.288	.360	.348	.708
1908	CHA	AL	123	355	36	93	17	1	0	47	30	33	21	.262	.321	.316	.637
Career	—	—	1,636	6,345	871	1,843	328	124	50	978	310	356	338	.291	.329	.405	.734

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	1,010	1,853	111	127	27	.939
1B	599	6,224	332	117	335	.982
3B	1	1	1	0	0	1.000