1972
Born April 26, 1972
Portsmouth, VA, USA
Brian Anderson Notable
b. April 26, 1972 · California Angels 1993–1995, Cleveland Indians 1996–1997, 2003, Arizona Diamondbacks 1998–2002, Kansas City Royals 2003–2005
Brian Anderson played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the California Angels in 1993 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 2005. His longest stay was with the Arizona Diamondbacks, from 1998 to 2002.
He went 82 and 83 with a 4.74 earned run average, pitching 1,547 innings in 291 games. He struck out 723 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 308 games he batted .137, with 35 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 5 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Portsmouth, VA, USA on April 26, 1972. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1994 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | CAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | CAL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | CAL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | CLE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | CLE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | ARI | 35 | 66 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1 | .106 |
| 1999 | ARI | 32 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .132 |
| 2000 | ARI | 37 | 69 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .188 |
| 2001 | ARI | 33 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .135 |
| 2002 | ARI | 38 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .116 |
| 2003 | CLE/KCR | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | KCR | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | KCR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 308 | 255 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 57 | 2 | .137 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3.97 |
| 1994 | CAL | 7 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 101.2 | 120 | 59 | 27 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 1995 | CAL | 6 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 99.2 | 110 | 65 | 30 | 45 | 5.87 |
| 1996 | CLE | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 51.1 | 58 | 28 | 14 | 21 | 4.91 |
| 1997 | CLE | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 48.0 | 55 | 25 | 11 | 22 | 4.69 |
| 1998 | ARI | 12 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 208.0 | 221 | 100 | 24 | 95 | 4.33 |
| 1999 | ARI | 8 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 130.0 | 144 | 66 | 28 | 75 | 4.57 |
| 2000 | ARI | 11 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 213.1 | 226 | 96 | 39 | 104 | 4.05 |
| 2001 | ARI | 4 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 133.1 | 156 | 77 | 30 | 55 | 5.20 |
| 2002 | ARI | 6 | 11 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 156.0 | 174 | 83 | 32 | 81 | 4.79 |
| 2003 | CLE/KCR | 14 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 197.2 | 212 | 83 | 43 | 87 | 3.78 |
| 2004 | KCR | 6 | 12 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 166.0 | 217 | 104 | 53 | 70 | 5.64 |
| 2005 | KCR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30.2 | 39 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 82 | 83 | 291 | 245 | 1 | 1547.0 | 1743 | 814 | 337 | 723 | 4.74 |
On this day & linked events
1993
Major-league debut: Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson made a major-league debut on September 10, 1993.
2005
Final major-league game: Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson played a final major-league game on May 8, 2005.
Image: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0