What years did John Anderson play?

John Anderson played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1908.

Was John Anderson a pitcher?

No. John Anderson was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did John Anderson hit?

John Anderson hit 50 career home runs with 1,843 hits.

What teams did John Anderson play for?

John Anderson played for 6 teams: the Brooklyn Superbas (1894–1899), the Washington Senators (1898), the St. Louis Browns (1901–1903), the New York Highlanders (1904–1905), the Washington Senators (1905–1907), and the Chicago White Sox (1908).

What were John Anderson's career stats?

In 1,636 games, John Anderson had 1,843 hits, 50 home runs, 978 RBI, 871 runs, and 338 stolen bases, with a .290 batting average.

What position did John Anderson play?

John Anderson played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

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

John Anderson was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.

How many home runs did John Anderson hit each season?

John Anderson's home runs by season: 1 in 1894, 10 in 1895, 1 in 1896, 4 in 1897, 9 in 1898, 4 in 1899, 8 in 1901, 4 in 1902, 2 in 1903, 3 in 1904, 1 in 1905, 3 in 1906, 0 in 1907, and 0 in 1908. His most in one season was 10, in 1895.

What was John Anderson's career batting average?

John Anderson batted .290 over his career, with 1,843 hits in 6,345 at bats.

How many RBI did John Anderson have?

John Anderson drove in 978 runs in his career.

Is John Anderson in the Hall of Fame?

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

John Anderson

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1894-1908)

John Anderson was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1908 for 7 teams, including the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,636 career games, he hit .290 with 1,843 hits, 50 home runs, and 978 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 8,734.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 24, 2026

AVG .290

HR 50

RBI 978

H 1,843

OPS .734

PIV 8,734

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 12/14/1873 in Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norway
Died: 7/23/1949 in Worcester, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1894-09-08
Last Game: 1908-10-02

Full name: John Joseph Anderson

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Career Batting Statistics

John Anderson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,636	6,345	871	1,843	328	124	50	978	338	310	356	.290	.329	.405	.734	8,734

Career AVG .290 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Career OBP .329 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .405 vs. league average .348 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Career OPS .734 vs. league average .674 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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John Anderson (b. 1873) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1894	BRO	NL	17	63	14	19	1	3	1	19	7	3	3	.302	.309 (-3%)	.379 (-12%)	.435 (+6%)	.814 (-3%)	-54.7
1895	BRO	NL	103	423	77	122	11	14	10	89	24	12	29	.288	.296 (-3%)	.361 (-13%)	.399 (+13%)	.761 (+1%)	-130.9
1896	BRO	NL	108	430	70	135	23	17	1	55	37	18	23	.314	.290 (+8%)	.354 (-3%)	.387 (+17%)	.741 (+8%)	407.4
1897	BRO	NL	117	492	93	160	28	12	4	85	29	17	14	.325	.291 (+11%)	.354 (+1%)	.387 (+18%)	.741 (+10%)	752.0
1898	BRO	NL	6	21	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	1	4	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1898	WAS	NL	110	430	70	131	28	18	9	71	18	23	19	.305	.270 (+13%)	.333 (+7%)	.347 (+49%)	.680 (+28%)	0.0
1898	BRO	NL	19	69	11	19	3	4	0	8	2	5	3	.275	.270 (+2%)	.333 (avg)	.347 (+25%)	.680 (+13%)	0.0
1899	BRO	NL	117	439	65	118	18	7	4	92	25	27	24	.269	.282 (-5%)	.343 (-8%)	.366 (+1%)	.710 (-3%)	-316.1
1901	MLA	AL	138	576	90	190	46	7	8	99	35	24	21	.330	.271 (+21%)	.326 (+10%)	.359 (+32%)	.686 (+22%)	2218.4
1902	SLA	AL	126	524	60	149	29	6	4	85	15	21	9	.284	.266 (+7%)	.321 (-2%)	.343 (+12%)	.665 (+5%)	354.1
1903	SLA	AL	138	550	65	156	34	8	2	78	16	23	39	.284	.261 (+8%)	.316 (-1%)	.345 (+11%)	.662 (+5%)	353.7
1904	NYA	AL	143	558	62	155	27	12	3	82	20	23	37	.278	.246 (+13%)	.300 (+4%)	.321 (+20%)	.622 (+12%)	1035.2
1905	NYA	AL	32	99	12	23	3	1	0	14	9	8	8	.232	.248 (-6%)	.307 (-4%)	.322 (-12%)	.629 (-8%)	-102.0
1905	WS1	AL	101	400	50	116	21	6	1	38	22	22	30	.290	.248 (+17%)	.307 (+7%)	.322 (+18%)	.629 (+13%)	-102.0
1906	WS1	AL	151	583	62	158	25	4	3	70	39	19	37	.271	.247 (+10%)	.307 (-4%)	.315 (+9%)	.622 (+3%)	67.0
1907	WS1	AL	87	333	33	96	12	4	0	44	19	34	23	.288	.245 (+18%)	.304 (+18%)	.308 (+13%)	.613 (+15%)	929.4
1908	CHA	AL	123	355	36	93	17	1	0	47	21	30	33	.262	.240 (+9%)	.298 (+8%)	.306 (+3%)	.605 (+5%)	363.0
Career · 17 seasons			1,636	6,345	871	1,843	328	124	50	978	338	310	356	.290	—	—	—	—	5,774

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

John Anderson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	647	2463	332	720	22	402	.292
Away	644	2479	286	689	12	310	.278

Last 10 Games — Batting

John Anderson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1908-10-02	CHW	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-09-28	CHW	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-09-26	CHW	NYY	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1908-09-24	CHW	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-09-23	CHW	PHA	W	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
1908-09-21	CHW	PHA	W	3	0	1	1	1	0	2
1908-09-20	CHW	PHA	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1908-09-19	CHW	MIN	W	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
1908-09-18	CHW	MIN	W	3	1	1	1	0	0	1
1908-09-17	CHW	MIN	W	2	0	1	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Anderson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	599	107	6224	332	117	335
3B	1	0	1	1	0	0
OF	1010	488	1853	111	127	27

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Anderson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1894	BRO	3B	1	0	1	1	0	0
1894	BRO	OF	16	0	21	0	6	0
1895	BRO	OF	102	0	206	11	29	4
1896	BRO	1B	42	0	417	19	8	26
1896	BRO	OF	68	0	121	9	8	4
1897	BRO	1B	3	0	26	1	3	1
1897	BRO	OF	115	0	253	11	18	2
1898	BRO	OF	5	0	12	0	0	0
1898	WAS	1B	17	0	154	8	8	12
1898	WAS	OF	93	0	200	20	12	3
1898	BRO	1B	2	0	16	2	1	3
1898	BRO	OF	17	0	25	3	1	1
1899	BRO	1B	41	0	389	24	8	25
1899	BRO	OF	76	0	148	6	11	2
1901	MLA	1B	125	0	1310	66	25	81
1901	MLA	OF	13	0	40	1	1	0
1902	SLA	1B	126	0	1361	47	22	78
1902	SLA	OF	3	0	2	0	0	0
1903	SLA	1B	133	0	1416	91	22	71
1903	SLA	OF	7	0	7	1	0	0
1904	NYA	1B	33	31	368	33	6	21
1904	NYA	OF	112	109	186	9	9	1
1905	NYA	1B	3	3	32	2	0	0
1905	NYA	OF	22	22	33	3	4	0
1905	WS1	1B	4	4	40	3	2	0
1905	WS1	OF	97	97	161	7	7	1
1906	WS1	OF	151	151	286	19	15	2
1907	WS1	1B	61	59	615	32	11	13
1907	WS1	OF	26	27	56	2	2	0
1908	CHA	1B	9	10	80	4	1	4
1908	CHA	OF	87	82	96	9	4	7

Career Games by Position

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John Anderson (b. 1873) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	601
Third Base	1
Left Field	563
Center Field	231
Right Field	219

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John Anderson: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 8, 1894 and the final game on October 2, 1908, John Anderson built the record summarized on this page. By club, Anderson's seasons break down as the Brooklyn Grooms (1894 through 1895), the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1896 to 1898), the Washington Senators (1898 through 1907), the Brooklyn Superbas (1899), the Milwaukee Brewers (1901), the St. Louis Browns (1902 to 1903), the New York Highlanders (1904 through 1905), and the Chicago White Sox (1908). Anderson, an outfielder by primary position, switch-hit and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'2" and 180 pounds. Anderson was born on December 14, 1873, in Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norway. Anderson's death is recorded on July 23, 1949, in Worcester, MA, USA. The given name on file is John Joseph Anderson.

Anderson collected 1,843 hits in 6,345 at bats across 1,636 games, good for a .290 batting average, along with 50 home runs, 978 runs batted in, and 338 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .329 clip and slugging .405, Anderson finished with a .734 OPS.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Anderson

What years did John Anderson play?: John Anderson played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1908.
Was John Anderson a pitcher?: No. John Anderson was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did John Anderson hit?: John Anderson hit 50 career home runs with 1,843 hits.
What teams did John Anderson play for?: John Anderson played for 6 teams: the Brooklyn Superbas (1894–1899), the Washington Senators (1898), the St. Louis Browns (1901–1903), the New York Highlanders (1904–1905), the Washington Senators (1905–1907), and the Chicago White Sox (1908).
What were John Anderson's career stats?: In 1,636 games, John Anderson had 1,843 hits, 50 home runs, 978 RBI, 871 runs, and 338 stolen bases, with a .290 batting average.
What position did John Anderson play?: John Anderson played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was John Anderson and how much did he weigh?: John Anderson was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did John Anderson hit each season?: John Anderson's home runs by season: 1 in 1894, 10 in 1895, 1 in 1896, 4 in 1897, 9 in 1898, 4 in 1899, 8 in 1901, 4 in 1902, 2 in 1903, 3 in 1904, 1 in 1905, 3 in 1906, 0 in 1907, and 0 in 1908. His most in one season was 10, in 1895.
What was John Anderson's career batting average?: John Anderson batted .290 over his career, with 1,843 hits in 6,345 at bats.
How many RBI did John Anderson have?: John Anderson drove in 978 runs in his career.
Is John Anderson in the Hall of Fame?: No. John Anderson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.