What years did Dave Anderson play?

Dave Anderson played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1992.

Was Dave Anderson a pitcher?

No. Dave Anderson was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Dave Anderson hit?

Dave Anderson hit 19 career home runs with 490 hits.

Dave Anderson

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1992)

AVG .242

HR 19

RBI 143

H 490

OPS .629

PIV -3,413

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 8/1/1960 in Louisville, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-05-08
Last Game: 1992-10-03

Full name: David Carter Anderson

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
873	2,026	244	490	73	12	19	143	49	206	331	.242	.312	.318	.629	-3,413

Career AVG .242 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 6.1% below league average.

Career OBP .312 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .318 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 18.0% below league average.

Career OPS .629 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 11.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	LAN	NL	61	115	12	19	4	2	1	2	6	12	15	.165	.260 (-37%)	.324 (-25%)	.389 (-33%)	.714 (-29%)	-537.9
1984	LAN	NL	121	374	51	94	16	2	3	34	15	45	55	.251	.259 (-3%)	.322 (+3%)	.384 (-15%)	.707 (-7%)	-314.7
1985	LAN	NL	77	221	24	44	6	0	4	18	5	35	42	.199	.257 (-23%)	.323 (-4%)	.390 (-28%)	.714 (-17%)	-511.5
1986	LAN	NL	92	216	31	53	9	0	1	15	5	22	39	.245	.257 (-5%)	.325 (-4%)	.395 (-24%)	.720 (-15%)	-464.1
1987	LAN	NL	108	265	32	62	12	3	1	13	9	24	43	.234	.262 (-11%)	.331 (-10%)	.415 (-25%)	.746 (-18%)	-771.9
1988	LAN	NL	116	285	31	71	10	2	2	20	4	32	45	.249	.254 (-2%)	.317 (+2%)	.377 (-15%)	.695 (-7%)	-257.3
1989	LAN	NL	87	140	15	32	2	0	1	14	2	17	26	.229	.254 (-10%)	.319 (-3%)	.375 (-30%)	.694 (-17%)	-324.0
1990	SFN	NL	60	100	14	35	5	1	1	6	1	3	20	.350	.257 (+36%)	.324 (+14%)	.385 (+17%)	.710 (+15%)	246.4
1991	SFN	NL	100	226	24	56	5	2	2	13	2	12	35	.248	.255 (-3%)	.323 (-12%)	.384 (-18%)	.708 (-15%)	-544.7
1992	LAN	NL	51	84	10	24	4	0	3	8	0	4	11	.286	.255 (+12%)	.322 (-3%)	.377 (+17%)	.699 (+7%)	66.8
Career · 10 seasons			873	2,026	244	490	73	12	19	143	49	206	331	.242	—	—	—	—	-3,413

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1988	WS	LAN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1985	NLCS	LAN	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	439	987	119	243	8	70	.246
Away	434	1039	125	247	11	73	.238

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI
1992-10-03	LAD	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0
1992-10-01	LAD	CIN	W	1	0	0	0	0
1992-09-27	LAD	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0
1992-09-24	LAD	CIN	L	1	0	1	0	0
1992-09-21	LAD	ATL	L	1	1	0	0	0
1992-09-15	LAD	SDP	W	1	0	1	1	1
1992-09-14	LAD	SDP	W	1	0	1	0	0
1992-09-08	LAD	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1992-08-21	LAD	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0
1992-08-20	LAD	NYN	L	1	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	19	10	94	9	0	5
2B	49	18	36	64	1	9
3B	218	109	99	277	14	29
SS	502	373	665	1206	58	231

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	LAN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1983	LAN	SS	53	30	56	100	5	19
1984	LAN	3B	11	10	7	25	1	4
1984	LAN	SS	111	94	169	334	18	63
1985	LAN	2B	2	1	4	2	0	1
1985	LAN	3B	51	39	28	107	6	10
1985	LAN	SS	25	20	29	78	3	9
1986	LAN	2B	5	2	4	7	0	0
1986	LAN	3B	51	24	20	63	2	6
1986	LAN	SS	34	31	53	89	9	15
1987	LAN	2B	5	1	1	5	0	0
1987	LAN	3B	35	11	11	33	1	4
1987	LAN	SS	65	55	91	169	6	29
1988	LAN	2B	11	4	8	14	0	3
1988	LAN	3B	12	3	3	5	0	1
1988	LAN	SS	82	72	128	225	5	49
1989	LAN	2B	7	4	6	13	0	1
1989	LAN	3B	18	4	9	11	0	1
1989	LAN	SS	33	22	46	49	1	13
1990	SFN	1B	3	1	9	0	0	2
1990	SFN	2B	13	4	7	20	1	3
1990	SFN	3B	2	0	0	1	0	0
1990	SFN	SS	29	11	17	38	0	5
1991	SFN	1B	16	9	85	9	0	3
1991	SFN	2B	6	2	6	3	0	1
1991	SFN	3B	11	3	8	8	3	0
1991	SFN	SS	63	32	68	107	8	25
1992	LAN	3B	26	15	13	24	1	3
1992	LAN	SS	7	6	8	17	3	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	19
Second Base	49
Third Base	219
Shortstop	502

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1992	LAN	NL	$350,000
1991	SFN	NL	$600,000
1990	SFN	NL	$500,000
1989	LAN	NL	$420,000
1988	LAN	NL	$262,500
1987	LAN	NL	$225,000
1986	LAN	NL	$200,000
Total Career Earnings			$2,557,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Memphis	Memphis	TN	1980, 1981

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Anderson

What years did Dave Anderson play?: Dave Anderson played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1992.
Was Dave Anderson a pitcher?: No. Dave Anderson was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Dave Anderson hit?: Dave Anderson hit 19 career home runs with 490 hits.