LF Ron Anderson #17
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
09/20/1976
LF RON ANDERSON #17 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
61 162 35 6 2 0 8 27 21 .216 .330 .278 5 -0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 65
Gap 45 45 50 45
Power 35 35 35 45
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 65 65 65 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 45
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 25 45 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 25
2nd Base: - Right Field: 25
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/1976 @ MON Win, 11-8 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 1
09/15/1976 NYE Win, 6-5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/14/1976 NYE Loss, 4-9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1976 TOR Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1976 MON Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1976 MON Win, 3-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/1976 MON Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1976 ATL Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1976 ATL Win, 7-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1976 @ HOU Win, 9-5 3 1 2 3 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Can be intimidating, with his habitual scowl.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:08/05/1950
Born in:West Valley City, UT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$60,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:116 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 6th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 61 162 35 6 2 0 8 25 27 21 .216 .330 .278 .608 .286 .062 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 42 191 1 2 0 2 0 1 45 8 5 4 55.6 16.4 3.30 -0.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   66 17 2 2 0 2 11 8 6 0 0 0 .258 .338 .348 .686
Versus Right   96 18 4 0 0 6 14 19 15 1 0 1 .188 .325 .229 .554
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 5 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .667 1.222
April   65 9 3 0 0 1 8 14 8 0 0 1 .138 .300 .185 .485
May   67 16 1 1 0 3 9 9 10 0 0 0 .239 .329 .284 .613
June   7 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
September   23 9 2 1 0 4 5 3 2 1 0 0 .391 .444 .565 1.010
Spring Training   60 15 1 0 1 4 5 5 6 0 0 0 .250 .308 .317 .624
Last Year   282 74 13 2 5 26 42 34 27 2 3 0 .262 .340 .376 .716
2 Years Ago   76 19 1 0 0 5 4 5 10 0 0 0 .250 .296 .263 .559
Career   996 248 32 9 9 86 118 103 124 6 34 1 .249 .318 .326 .645
Home   70 18 1 1 0 2 12 10 10 0 0 1 .257 .358 .300 .658
Road   92 17 5 1 0 6 13 17 11 1 0 0 .185 .309 .261 .570
Grass   162 35 6 2 0 8 25 27 21 1 0 1 .216 .330 .278 .608
Day   107 27 5 1 0 4 18 21 15 0 0 1 .252 .380 .318 .698
Night   55 8 1 1 0 4 7 6 6 1 0 0 .145 .226 .200 .426
As Starter   143 30 6 2 0 7 22 27 18 1 0 1 .210 .337 .280 .617
As Reliever / Substitution   19 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 .263 .263 .263 .526
Pinch Hitting   19 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 .263 .263 .263 .526
Close/Late   40 8 0 0 0 1 7 6 3 0 0 0 .200 .304 .200 .504
Inning 1-3   65 14 2 1 0 3 9 9 12 0 0 1 .215 .320 .277 .597
Inning 4-6   41 10 3 1 0 4 7 9 3 1 0 0 .244 .373 .366 .738
Inning 7-9   56 11 1 0 0 1 9 9 6 0 0 0 .196 .308 .214 .522
0 Outs   80 17 3 0 0 1 13 8 13 1 0 1 .212 .289 .250 .539
1 Outs   40 12 1 1 0 5 9 12 4 0 0 0 .300 .462 .375 .837
2 Outs   42 6 2 1 0 2 3 7 4 0 0 0 .143 .265 .238 .503
Scoring Position   30 7 2 1 0 8 8 10 4 1 0 0 .233 .415 .367 .781
Bases Empty   110 25 4 1 0 0 14 14 15 0 0 1 .227 .320 .282 .602
Runner on 1st   22 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 .136 .240 .136 .376
Runner on 2nd   16 6 2 1 0 4 4 4 3 0 0 0 .375 .500 .625 1.125
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   72 12 1 0 0 3 9 10 21 0 0 1 .167 .277 .181 .458
First Pitch   26 7 2 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 .269 .321 .423 .745
Count 0-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 0-2   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 1-0   16 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
Count 1-1   18 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .211 .389 .599
Count 1-2   19 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 .053 .053 .053 .105
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   15 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   23 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 .261 .292 .261 .553
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .875 .000 .875
Count 3-1   2 2 1 0 0 1 6 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Full Count   15 3 1 0 0 0 5 10 2 0 0 0 .200 .520 .267 .787
Behind in Count   42 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 17 0 0 0 .095 .095 .095 .190
Ahead in Count   38 11 2 0 0 2 12 15 0 0 0 0 .289 .491 .342 .833
Batting Leadoff   103 21 3 0 0 2 11 17 11 0 0 1 .204 .322 .233 .555
Batting 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 3rd   16 4 1 1 0 5 4 4 2 1 0 0 .250 .381 .438 .818
Batting 4th   21 5 2 1 0 0 5 5 4 0 0 0 .238 .385 .429 .813
Batting 5th   5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Batting 8th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   12 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   54 12 2 1 0 0 8 10 6 0 0 0 .222 .344 .296 .640
Medium Leverage   88 22 4 1 0 6 15 11 11 0 0 1 .250 .340 .318 .658
High Leverage   19 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 3 1 0 0 .053 .269 .053 .322
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1973 Boston - MLB 22 132 476 120 12 5 4 47 47 37 0 3 66 20 10 .252 .304 .324 .628 78 70 -1.1
1974 Boston - MLB 23 58 76 19 1 0 0 5 4 5 0 0 10 1 6 .250 .296 .263 .559 66 67 -0.5
1975 Boston - MLB 24 135 282 74 13 2 5 26 42 34 0 2 27 10 7 .262 .340 .376 .716 102 106 0.5
1976 Boston - MLB 25 61 162 35 6 2 0 8 25 27 1 1 21 5 4 .216 .330 .278 .608 75 84 -0.6
Total MLB 386 996 248 32 9 9 86 118 103 1 6 124 36 27 .249 .318 .326 .645 84 82 -1.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Total - 18 38 172 80 15 3 3 46 75 15 1 1 6 23 12 .465 .508 .640 1.147 100 100 3.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Boston - MLB LF 126 126 204 2 0 212 6 .972 1111.2 1.67 -11.2 .935
1974 Boston - MLB LF 15 8 19 1 1 20 0 1.000 81.0 2.22 +0.1 .983
1974 Boston - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.8 .000
1974 Boston - MLB RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 1.030
1975 Boston - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 0.0 .000
1975 Boston - MLB LF 62 53 107 3 0 110 0 1.000 479.2 2.06 -3.6 .950
1975 Boston - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Boston - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Boston - MLB LF 42 42 66 3 0 69 0 1.000 337.0 1.84 -3.8 .946
1976 Boston - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 245 229 396 9 1 411 6 .985 2009.1 1.81 -18.5 .943
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.8 .000
TOTAL RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 1.030
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 62nd overall pick) by the Boston Terriers, out of high school Hunter (Hunter; West Valley City, UT).
09/13/1969 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $33,600 with the Boston Terriers organization.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
07/02/1970 Named the #100 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (50).
03/12/1971 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Boston Terriers development complex.
07/01/1971 Named the #69 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
02/07/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Boston Terriers development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #86 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #50 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Named the #66 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
04/03/1973 Named the #88 prospect in the MLB
09/11/1973 Injured (sore hip),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
08/18/1975 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $60,000.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
06/06/1976 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),out for 5 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1973 31 1
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