Marlon Anderson

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2009)

AVG .265
HR 63
RBI 371
H 849
OPS .705
PIV -4,073
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 190 lb
Born
1/6/1974 in Montgomery, AL, USA
MLB Debut
1998-09-08
Last Game
2009-04-10

Full name: Marlon Ordell Anderson

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,151 3,204 392 849 174 20 63 371 71 227 471 .265 .314 .391 .705 -4,073

Career AVG .265 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .314 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 6.4% below league average.

Career SLG .391 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 7.9% below league average.

Career OPS .705 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 7.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1998 PHI NL 17 43 4 14 3 0 1 4 2 1 6 .326 — — — — 0.0
1999 PHI NL 129 452 48 114 26 4 5 54 13 24 61 .252 .271 (-7%) .344 (-15%) .433 (-17%) .778 (-16%) -1319.4
2000 PHI NL 41 162 10 37 8 1 1 15 2 12 22 .228 .270 (-16%) .344 (-18%) .437 (-29%) .782 (-25%) -682.0
2001 PHI NL 147 522 69 153 30 2 11 61 8 35 74 .293 .263 (+11%) .332 (+1%) .426 (-1%) .758 (avg) -36.7
2002 PHI NL 145 539 64 139 30 6 8 48 5 42 71 .258 .261 (-1%) .331 (-5%) .416 (-9%) .747 (-7%) -659.8
2003 TBA AL 145 482 59 130 27 3 6 67 19 41 60 .270 .264 (+2%) .332 (-1%) .422 (-11%) .754 (-7%) -543.6
2004 SLN NL 113 253 31 60 12 0 8 28 6 12 38 .237 .266 (-11%) .335 (-20%) .427 (-11%) .762 (-15%) -716.5
2005 NYN NL 123 235 31 62 9 0 7 19 6 18 45 .264 .264 (avg) .330 (-4%) .418 (-7%) .749 (-6%) -213.9
2006 WAS NL 109 215 31 59 13 2 5 23 2 18 41 .274 .269 (+2%) .336 (-2%) .431 (-2%) .768 (-2%) -89.2
2006 LAN NL 25 64 12 24 3 2 7 15 2 7 8 .375 .269 (+39%) .336 (+28%) .431 (+88%) .768 (+62%) -89.2
2007 LAN NL 23 26 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 .231 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYN NL 43 69 14 22 7 0 3 25 3 5 12 .319 .268 (+19%) .335 (+6%) .422 (+30%) .758 (+19%) 0.0
2008 NYN NL 87 138 16 29 6 0 1 10 2 9 27 .210 .263 (-20%) .333 (-23%) .416 (-34%) .749 (-29%) -682.5
2009 NYN NL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 1,151 3,204 392 849 174 20 63 371 71 227 471 .265 — — — — -5,033

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
15 25 3 6 3 0 0 1 1 3 .240

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2006 NLDS1 LAN 3 13 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .308
2004 NLCS SLN 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333
2004 NLDS1 SLN 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2004 WS SLN 4 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1151 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home580157820141130182.260
Away571162619143833189.269

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2009-04-10 NYNMIAL 100000000
2009-04-09 NYNCINL 100000000
2009-04-08 NYNCINW 100000001
2009-04-06 NYNCINW 100000000
2008-09-28 NYNMIAL 100000000
2008-09-26 NYNMIAL 100000001
2008-09-25 NYNCHCW 100000000
2008-09-24 NYNCHCL 000000010
2008-09-22 NYNCHCL 100000000
2008-09-21 NYNATLL 101000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 36 21 216 21 3 23
2B 680 632 1213 1724 71 406
OF 135 99 190 9 9 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1998 PHI 2B 9 9 14 30 1 6
1999 PHI 2B 121 121 234 284 11 59
2000 PHI 2B 41 41 87 100 2 32
2001 PHI 2B 140 138 270 387 12 86
2002 PHI 2B 143 140 272 382 20 90
2003 TBA 2B 134 117 194 350 15 91
2003 TBA OF 3 3 4 0 0 0
2004 SLN 1B 2 0 3 0 0 0
2004 SLN 2B 37 24 55 70 4 20
2004 SLN OF 36 25 44 2 3 1
2005 NYN 1B 23 16 173 16 2 18
2005 NYN 2B 20 16 35 47 1 9
2005 NYN OF 23 13 22 2 0 1
2006 WAS 1B 2 0 2 0 0 0
2006 WAS 2B 32 26 51 71 5 13
2006 WAS OF 17 13 30 2 3 2
2006 LAN 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
2006 LAN OF 15 15 21 0 1 0
2007 LAN 1B 2 1 9 1 1 1
2007 LAN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007 NYN 1B 1 1 7 0 0 0
2007 NYN OF 16 10 24 2 0 0
2008 NYN 1B 6 3 22 4 0 4
2008 NYN 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0
2008 NYN OF 25 20 45 1 2 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 36
Second Base 680
Left Field 92
Center Field 10
Right Field 37
Designated Hitter 14

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2009 NYN NL $1,150,000
2008 NYN NL $1,050,000
2007 LAN NL $925,000
2006 WAS NL $925,000
2004 SLN NL $600,000
2003 TBA AL $600,000
2002 PHI NL $400,000
2001 PHI NL $280,000
1999 PHI NL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $6,130,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of South Alabama Mobile AL 1993, 1994, 1995

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Marlon Anderson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dick Williams HOF
    .260 avg, 70 HR
  2. 97
    Ron Jackson
    .259 avg, 56 HR
  3. 95
    Mark Lewis
    .263 avg, 48 HR
  4. 93
    Adam Frazier
    .264 avg, 68 HR
  5. 93
    Billy Cox
    .262 avg, 66 HR
  6. 91
    Jordy Mercer
    .256 avg, 66 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Marlon Anderson

What years did Marlon Anderson play?
Marlon Anderson played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2009.
Was Marlon Anderson a pitcher?
No. Marlon Anderson was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Marlon Anderson hit?
Marlon Anderson hit 63 career home runs with 849 hits.