Bill Anderson, baseball player, 1889-1889

Bill Anderson

Born: 1/19/1865 in Spencer County, KY, USA

Died: 5/5/1936 in Taylorsville, KY, USA

MLB Debut: 1889-08-12 | Final Game: 1889-08-12

Full name: William Anderson

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Biography

Bill Anderson, born in 1865, played as a position player during a brief career that spanned a single day in Major League Baseball on August 12, 1889. His singular appearance in the majors came with the St. Louis Browns, where he made an immediate impact by recording 1 hit in 3 at-bats, resulting in a batting average of .333. Although he did not hit any home runs or drive in runs, Anderson's performance showcased his potential within the context of a rapidly evolving game during the late 19th century. The era in which Anderson played was characterized by the transition from the deadball era to the more offensive-minded styles that would emerge in subsequent decades. Despite the brevity of his MLB career, Anderson's participation in a pivotal time in baseball history marked him as one of the many players who contributed to the early development of the sport. His brief tenure in the league represents the stories of countless players from that time who strived to leave their mark, even if only for a moment.

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
141.0 136.0 5.0 15.0 2.0 0 0 3.0 1.0 2.0 0 0.110 0.117 0.125 0.242

Pitching

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
127.0 0 0 75.0 42.0 0 0 0.0 542.0 333.0 68.0 21.0 0 0 1.13

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1941 38.0 36.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 0 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0.083 0.108 0.139 0.247
1942 18.0 18.0 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.111 0.111 0.111 0.222
1943 41.0 38.0 2.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.132 0.132 0.132 0.264
1944 9.0 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1945 14.0 14.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.071 0.071 0.071 0.142
1946 19.0 19.0 0 3.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0.158 0.158 0.158 0.316
1947 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
1941 30.0 0 0 16.0 11.0 0 0 0.0 101.0 66.0 15.0 9.0 0 0 1.26
1942 25.0 0 0 15.0 8.0 0 0 0.0 108.0 67.0 22.0 3.0 0 0 1.91
1943 29.0 0 0 11.0 7.0 0 0 0.0 94.0 49.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0.10
1944 8.0 0 0 4.0 2.0 0 0 0.0 57.0 30.0 11.0 1.0 0 0 2.70
1945 17.0 0 0 16.0 10.0 0 0 0.0 107.0 66.0 7.0 3.0 0 0 0.55
1946 16.0 0 0 12.0 4.0 0 0 0.0 69.0 52.0 12.0 2.0 0 0 1.33
1947 2.0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 3.0 0 2.0 0 0 0.00

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 10 9 2 6 2 10.12 0

Career ERA 10.12 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 157.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1889 LS2 AA 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 10 9 6 2 10.12 — 0.0

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667 0.0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +26.4% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career OPS 0.667 vs. league average 0.692 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1889 LS2 AA 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 — — — — 0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 1 0 0 2 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1889 LS2 P 1 0 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 1