What years did Allan Anderson play?

Allan Anderson played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1991.

Was Allan Anderson a pitcher?

Yes. Allan Anderson pitched in the major leagues, recording 49 wins and 339 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Allan Anderson hit?

Allan Anderson hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Allan Anderson play for?

Allan Anderson played for one team, the Minnesota Twins (1986–1991).

What were Allan Anderson's career stats?

In 148 games, Allan Anderson went 49-54 with a 4.11 ERA, 339 strikeouts, and 818.2 innings pitched.

What was Allan Anderson's salary?

Allan Anderson's last recorded salary was $785,000, in 1991. His highest recorded salary was $785,000, in 1991, and his lowest was $62,500, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1991.

What position did Allan Anderson play?

Allan Anderson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Allan Anderson and how much did he weigh?

Allan Anderson was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 178 pounds.

What was Allan Anderson's career ERA?

Allan Anderson finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 49-54 with 339 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Allan Anderson have?

Allan Anderson recorded 339 career strikeouts.

Is Allan Anderson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Allan Anderson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Allan Anderson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1991)

Allan Anderson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1991 for the Minnesota Twins, a span of 6 seasons. Across 148 career appearances, he went 49-54 with a 4.11 ERA and 339 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 24, 2026

W–L 49–54

ERA 4.11

WHIP 1.36

SO 339

Pitcher PIV -7954.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 178 lb
Born: 1/7/1964 in Lancaster, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-06-11
Last Game: 1991-10-06

Full name: Allan Lee Anderson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Allan Anderson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
49	54	148	128	15	3	0	818.2	901	374	87	211	339	4.11	-7954.9

Career ERA 4.11 vs. league average 3.91 across their career seasons — 5.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Allan Anderson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	MIN	AL	3	6	21	10	1	0	84.1	106	52	30	51	5.55	3.97 (-40%)	-816.9
1987	MIN	AL	1	0	4	2	0	0	12.1	20	15	10	3	10.95	4.29 (-155%)	-1136.4
1988	MIN	AL	16	9	30	30	3	1	202.1	199	55	37	83	2.45	3.73 (+34%)	1228.6
1989	MIN	AL	17	10	33	33	4	1	196.2	214	83	53	69	3.80	3.71 (-2%)	-1266.6
1990	MIN	AL	7	18	31	31	5	1	188.2	214	95	39	82	4.53	3.86 (-17%)	-733.4
1991	MIN	AL	5	11	29	22	2	0	134.1	148	74	42	51	4.96	3.91 (-27%)	-5230.3
Career · 6 seasons			49	54	148	128	15	3	818.2	901	374	211	339	4.11	—	-7,955

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Allan Anderson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
150	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Allan Anderson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	MIN	AL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	MIN	AL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	MIN	AL	30	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	MIN	AL	34	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	MIN	AL	31	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	MIN	AL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			150	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Allan Anderson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	77	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	73	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Allan Anderson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	75	411.0	464	218	106	182	4.77
Away	73	407.2	437	156	105	157	3.44

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Allan Anderson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1991-10-06	MIN	TOR	L	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
1991-10-04	MIN	TOR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1991-09-25	MIN	CHW	L	3.1	4	4	4	3	2	0
1991-09-15	MIN	TEX	L	6.2	6	4	4	3	3	0
1991-09-10	MIN	KCR	W	5.0	3	0	0	1	2	0
1991-09-04	MIN	CLE	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1991-08-30	MIN	BAL	—	5.0	7	4	4	1	4	1
1991-08-23	MIN	BAL	—	4.0	5	4	4	2	2	1
1991-07-23	MIN	DET	L	3.1	4	4	4	1	2	1
1991-07-21	MIN	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Allan Anderson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	148	128	41	131	4	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Allan Anderson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	MIN	P	21	10	4	14	1	1
1987	MIN	P	4	2	1	0	0	0
1988	MIN	P	30	30	9	34	2	3
1989	MIN	P	33	33	12	27	1	5
1990	MIN	P	31	31	7	37	0	2
1991	MIN	P	29	22	8	19	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Allan Anderson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	148

Salary History

Allan Anderson's recorded salaries total $1,347,500 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1991. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Anderson's career ran from 1986 to 1991. No salary is recorded for 1986, 1987, and 1988.

Allan Anderson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1991	MIN	AL	$785,000
1990	MIN	AL	$300,000
1989	MIN	AL	$200,000
1985	MIN	AL	$62,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,347,500

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Career Spans

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Allan Anderson: the record in brief

Between the debut on June 11, 1986 and the final game on October 6, 1991, Allan Anderson built the record summarized on this page. The team column never changes: it is the Minnesota Twins from 1986 to 1991. Anderson played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. Born on January 7, 1964, in Lancaster, OH, USA, Anderson was listed at 5-foot-11 and 178 pounds. Anderson's full given name, per the bio, is Allan Lee Anderson.

Across 148 games (128 starts), Anderson recorded 49 wins against 54 losses with a 4.11 ERA. The same table counts 339 strikeouts and 15 complete games. The league ERA over Anderson's seasons was 3.91, so the 4.11 figure ran 5.1% worse than average. Anderson won 17 games in 1989, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 83 in 1988. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.45 in 1988, when the league's was 3.73.

The position breakdown shows 148 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, Anderson's fielding totals are 41 putouts, 131 assists and 4 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Allan Anderson

What years did Allan Anderson play?: Allan Anderson played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1991.
Was Allan Anderson a pitcher?: Yes. Allan Anderson pitched in the major leagues, recording 49 wins and 339 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Allan Anderson hit?: Allan Anderson hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Allan Anderson play for?: Allan Anderson played for one team, the Minnesota Twins (1986–1991).
What were Allan Anderson's career stats?: In 148 games, Allan Anderson went 49-54 with a 4.11 ERA, 339 strikeouts, and 818.2 innings pitched.
How much did Allan Anderson earn in his career?: Allan Anderson's recorded salaries total $1,347,500 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1991. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Anderson's career ran from 1986 to 1991. No salary is recorded for 1986, 1987, and 1988.
What was Allan Anderson's salary?: Allan Anderson's last recorded salary was $785,000, in 1991. His highest recorded salary was $785,000, in 1991, and his lowest was $62,500, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1991.
What position did Allan Anderson play?: Allan Anderson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Allan Anderson and how much did he weigh?: Allan Anderson was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 178 pounds.
What was Allan Anderson's career ERA?: Allan Anderson finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 49-54 with 339 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Allan Anderson have?: Allan Anderson recorded 339 career strikeouts.
Is Allan Anderson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Allan Anderson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.