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.

What were Marlon Anderson's career stats?

In 1,151 games, Marlon Anderson had 849 hits, 63 home runs, 371 RBI, 392 runs, and 71 stolen bases, with a .265 batting average.

What was Marlon Anderson's salary?

Marlon Anderson's last recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2009.

What position did Marlon Anderson play?

Marlon Anderson played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

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

Marlon Anderson was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 190 pounds.

How many home runs did Marlon Anderson hit each season?

Marlon Anderson's home runs by season: 1 in 1998, 5 in 1999, 1 in 2000, 11 in 2001, 8 in 2002, 6 in 2003, 8 in 2004, 7 in 2005, 12 in 2006, 3 in 2007, 1 in 2008, and 0 in 2009. His most in one season was 12, in 2006.

What was Marlon Anderson's career batting average?

Marlon Anderson batted .265 over his career, with 849 hits in 3,204 at bats.

How many RBI did Marlon Anderson have?

Marlon Anderson drove in 371 runs in his career.

Is Marlon Anderson in the Hall of Fame?

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

Marlon Anderson

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

Marlon Anderson was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2009 for 6 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,151 career games, he hit .265 with 849 hits, 63 home runs, and 371 RBI.

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 15, 2026

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

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Career Batting Statistics

Marlon Anderson — 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

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Marlon Anderson 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
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

Marlon Anderson — 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

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

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Marlon Anderson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	580	1578	201	411	30	182	.260
Away	571	1626	191	438	33	189	.269

Last 10 Games — Batting

Marlon Anderson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
2009-04-10	NYN	MIA	L	1	0	0	0
2009-04-09	NYN	CIN	L	1	0	0	0
2009-04-08	NYN	CIN	W	1	0	0	1
2009-04-06	NYN	CIN	W	1	0	0	0
2008-09-28	NYN	MIA	L	1	0	0	0
2008-09-26	NYN	MIA	L	1	0	0	1
2008-09-25	NYN	CHC	W	1	0	0	0
2008-09-24	NYN	CHC	L	0	0	1	0
2008-09-22	NYN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0
2008-09-21	NYN	ATL	L	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Marlon Anderson — 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

Marlon Anderson — 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.

Marlon Anderson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	36
Second Base	680
Left Field	92
Center Field	10
Right Field	37
Designated Hitter	14

Salary History

Marlon Anderson's recorded salaries total $6,130,000 over 9 seasons, 1999 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Anderson's career ran from 1998 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1998, 2000, and 2005.

Marlon Anderson — 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 recorded salary (partial)			$6,130,000

College History

Marlon Anderson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of South Alabama	Mobile	AL	1993, 1994, 1995

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Marlon Anderson: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 8, 1998 and the final game on April 10, 2009, Marlon Anderson built the record summarized on this page. Anderson played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1998 to 2002), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003), the St. Louis Cardinals (2004), the New York Mets (2005 through 2009), the Washington Nationals (2006), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006 through 2007). Anderson, born on January 6, 1974, in Montgomery, AL, USA, is listed as a second baseman and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Anderson's listed size is 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds. The given name on file is Marlon Ordell Anderson.

Anderson finished with 849 hits from 3,204 at bats in 1,151 games, which works out to .265, plus 63 home runs, 371 runs batted in, and 71 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .314 and the slugging percentage .391, for an OPS of .705. Anderson hit .265 while the league hit .266 over the same span, a figure close to average. The home run peak was 11 in 2001 with the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest hit total in a season was 153, in 2001.

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.
What teams did Marlon Anderson play for?: Marlon Anderson played for 6 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1998–2002), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003), the St. Louis Cardinals (2004), the New York Mets (2005, 2007–2009), the Washington Nationals (2006), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–2007).
What were Marlon Anderson's career stats?: In 1,151 games, Marlon Anderson had 849 hits, 63 home runs, 371 RBI, 392 runs, and 71 stolen bases, with a .265 batting average.
How much did Marlon Anderson earn in his career?: Marlon Anderson's recorded salaries total $6,130,000 over 9 seasons, 1999 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Anderson's career ran from 1998 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1998, 2000, and 2005.
What was Marlon Anderson's salary?: Marlon Anderson's last recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2009.
What position did Marlon Anderson play?: Marlon Anderson played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Marlon Anderson and how much did he weigh?: Marlon Anderson was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 190 pounds.
How many home runs did Marlon Anderson hit each season?: Marlon Anderson's home runs by season: 1 in 1998, 5 in 1999, 1 in 2000, 11 in 2001, 8 in 2002, 6 in 2003, 8 in 2004, 7 in 2005, 12 in 2006, 3 in 2007, 1 in 2008, and 0 in 2009. His most in one season was 12, in 2006.
What was Marlon Anderson's career batting average?: Marlon Anderson batted .265 over his career, with 849 hits in 3,204 at bats.
How many RBI did Marlon Anderson have?: Marlon Anderson drove in 371 runs in his career.
Is Marlon Anderson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Marlon Anderson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.