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Steve
Anderson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: May 25, 1945 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 BUF FL $ 3,428,000   8 6 8 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 4 5
1974 29 BUF FL $ 3,428,000   8 7 8 7 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1975 30 HON JL $ 3,428,000   8 7 8 7 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 6
1976 31 PHX JL $ 5,000,000   8 6 8 7 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 8 7 6 5 6
1977 32 PHX JL $ 5,000,000   6 5 7 6 3 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 8 7 6 5 6
1978 33 PHX JL $ 5,000,000   6 5 6 6 3 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 7 8 8 7 6 6
1979 34 NO FL $ 5,000,000   6 5 6 6 4 5 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 7 8 8 7 6 6
1980 35 MAN FL $ 3,000,000   5 5 6 5 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 3,000,000   5 5 6 5 3 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 4 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000   8 7 8 7 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 6 6
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 36 VAN JL   45 12 13 13 14 16 15 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   45 12 13 13 14 16 15 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings   45 12 13 13 14 16 15 7 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 BUF FL $ 3,428,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0
1974 29 BUF FL $ 3,428,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0
1975 30 HON JL $ 3,428,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0
1976 31 PHX JL $ 5,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0
1977 32 PHX JL $ 5,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0
1978 33 PHX JL $ 5,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0
1979 34 NO FL $ 5,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0
1980 35 MAN FL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 36 VAN JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 5 5 5 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 5 5 5 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 5 5 5 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 28 BUF FL 1 8 .111 72 1 0 0 33 74.7 79 38 13 35 43 4.58 .268 .347 .492 .839 8.0
1974 29 BUF FL 2 3 .400 57 0 0 0 30 61.0 46 14 5 20 40 2.07 .209 .278 .336 .614 13.5
1975 30 BUF FL 3 5 .375 33 0 0 0 17 33.0 30 15 4 13 23 4.09 .238 .307 .437 .744 4.4
  HON JL 5 2 .714 36 0 0 0 19 39.7 28 7 3 17 30 1.59 .192 .277 .322 .599 9.2
  TOT   8 7 .533 69 0 0 0 36 72.7 58 22 7 30 53 2.73 .213 .291 .375 .666 13.6
1976 31 HON JL 1 3 .250 13 0 0 0 6 11.7 19 11 2 4 6 8.48 .380 .436 .600 1.036 0.0
  PHX JL 3 3 .500 37 0 0 0 0 44.3 28 5 2 13 34 1.02 .184 .256 .283 .539 6.5
  TOT   4 6 .400 50 0 0 0 6 56.0 47 16 4 17 40 2.57 .233 .300 .361 .662 6.5
1977 32 PHX JL 4 2 .667 37 0 0 0 1 39.3 26 10 3 14 26 2.29 .184 .266 .291 .557 5.4
1978 33 PHX JL 5 1 .833 53 0 0 0 0 62.7 54 29 10 13 31 4.17 .235 .276 .435 .711 4.6
1979 34 PHX JL 0 0 .000 20 0 0 0 2 27.7 31 13 5 8 21 4.23 .282 .333 .491 .824 1.3
  NO FL 2 1 .667 33 0 0 0 1 35.7 37 30 6 16 19 7.57 .268 .348 .464 .812 0.0
  TOT   2 1 .667 53 0 0 0 3 63.3 68 43 11 24 40 6.11 .274 .342 .476 .818 1.3
1980 35 HON JL 0 1 .000 20 0 0 0 0 25.7 33 21 6 4 18 7.37 .314 .333 .581 .914 0.0
  MAN FL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 5.7 2 1 0 1 1 1.59 .111 .158 .111 .269 0.8
  TOT   0 1 .000 23 0 0 0 0 31.3 35 22 6 5 19 6.32 .285 .308 .512 .820 0.8
    AAA   1 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 2 35.7 26 9 2 12 34 2.27 .206 .275 .302 .577  
1981 36 VAN JL 0 1 .000 16 0 0 0 0 19.7 27 14 4 5 20 6.41 .321 .360 .512 .871 0.2
    AAA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 5.0 4 1 0 2 2 1.80 .222 .300 .278 .578  
9 Years Sim 26 30 .464 430 1 0 0 109 480.6 440 208 63 163 312 3.89 .242 .307 .418 .725 53.9
2 Years AAA 1 0 1.000 21 0 0 0 3 40.7 30 10 2 14 36 2.21 .208 .278 .299 .577  
Season Average 2 3 .400 47 0 0 0 12 53.4 48 23 7 18 34 3.89 .242 .307 .418 .725  
Career Highs 8 8 .833 72 1 0 0 36 74.7 79 43 13 35 53 6.41 .321 .360 .512 .871  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   231 126 38 80 147   .232 .289 .419 .708
vs LH   209 82 25 83 165   .256 .324 .417 .741
Home 16 16 .500 252 1 0 0 66 286.3 250 118 41 92 195 3.71 .235 .295 .417 .713
Away 10 14 .417 178 0 0 0 44 194.3 190 90 22 71 117 4.17 .254 .318 .419 .738
Mar/Apr 2 12 .143 88 0 0 0 17 99.3 102 54 15 33 74 4.89 .268 .327 .461 .787
May 7 4 .636 79 1 0 0 20 84.6 97 43 13 27 49 4.57 .284 .337 .469 .806
June 3 4 .429 63 0 0 0 27 63.7 43 19 5 22 39 2.69 .192 .264 .313 .577
July 6 4 .600 66 0 0 0 14 75.6 75 31 14 29 44 3.69 .255 .322 .473 .795
August 7 2 .778 71 0 0 0 15 78.3 53 22 7 26 45 2.53 .191 .260 .327 .587
Sep/Oct 1 4 .200 63 0 0 0 17 79.0 70 39 9 26 61 4.44 .235 .296 .416 .712
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 28 BUF FL 72 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .300 .500 0.5 0.1
1975 30 BUF FL 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  HON JL 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   69 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1976 31 HON JL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  PHX JL 37 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
  TOT   50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1977 32 PHX JL 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1978 33 PHX JL 53 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.4 0.0
1979 34 PHX JL 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
  NO FL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   53 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1980 35 HON JL 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  MAN FL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1981 36 VAN JL 16 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6 0.3
8 Years Sim 373 31 3 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .129 .129 .226 .355 0.2 0.3
162 Game Average 13 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .129 .129 .226 .355 0.1  
Career Highs 72 10 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   19 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .158 .158 .263 .421 0.4
vs LH   12 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .167 .250 -0.3
Home 214 17 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .118 .118 .235 .353 0.0
Away 129 14 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .214 .357 0.1
RISP   7 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.1
Close/Late   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Mar/Apr 36 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3
May 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 27 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.1
August 51 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Sep/Oct 22 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 28 BUF FL P 72 1 74.7 2 12 0 1 1.000 1.69    
1974 29 BUF FL P 57 0 61.0 4 7 1 0 .917 1.62    
1975 30 BUF FL P 33 0 33.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.36    
  HON JL P 36 0 39.7 2 5 1 0 .875 1.59    
  TOT   P 69 0 72.7 3 9 1 0 .923 1.49    
1976 31 HON JL P 13 0 11.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.77    
  PHX JL P 37 0 44.3 2 6 1 0 .889 1.62    
  TOT   P 50 0 56.0 2 7 1 0 .900 1.45    
1977 32 PHX JL P 37 0 39.3 3 5 1 0 .889 1.83    
1978 33 PHX JL P 53 0 62.7 2 16 0 2 1.000 2.59    
1979 34 PHX JL P 20 0 27.7 3 7 1 0 .909 3.25    
  NO FL P 33 0 35.7 4 8 1 1 .923 3.03    
  TOT   P 53 0 63.3 7 15 2 1 .917 3.13    
1980 35 HON JL P 20 0 25.7 2 4 0 2 1.000 2.10    
  MAN FL P 3 0 5.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.59    
  TOT   P 23 0 31.3 2 5 0 2 1.000 2.01    
1981 36 VAN JL P 16 0 19.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.46    
Career Totals   430 1 480.6 26 76 6 6 .944 1.91    
Career Highs   72 1 74.7 7 16 2 2 1.000 3.13    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1975 30 HON JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1976 31 PHX JL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 5.3 3 1 0 1 2 1.69 .188 .235 .250 .485
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 1 6.3 3 1 0 1 3 1.42 .158 .200 .211 .411
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1973-6-33
1974-6-30
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 13th round, 307th overall pick, by Buffalo in 1973
Had first career hit (double) on 7/22/1973, off Vaslov Zernov (BIR)
Earned first career win on 7/24/1973
Traded from Buffalo to Honolulu on 7/1/1975 (Going to HON: P S. Anderson, RF M. Elliott. Going to BUF: P J. Fillion, P M. Melville, 1B P. Hoffman)
Traded from Honolulu to Phoenix on 5/11/1976 (Going to HON: 3B F. Lorenzen, CF J. Fitzgerald. Going to PHX: SS H. Garcia, P S. Anderson, P O. Eoff, P A. Reis)
Traded from Phoenix to New Orleans on 7/1/1979 (Going to NO: CF C. Tosh, P S. Anderson, P J. Neff, P J. Quiñones. Going to PHX: P V. Fowler, P X. Clem, P F. Gonzalez)
Signed as a free agent by Honolulu on 2/1/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Injured on 5/25/1980 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
Traded from Honolulu to Brooklyn on 6/1/1980 (Going to BRK: RF J. Fitzgerald, P S. Anderson, C E. Sykes, 2B D. Karn, P P. Workman. Going to HON: 1B D. Allen, P M. Marshall, 1B S. Cortada)
Traded from Brooklyn to Manhattan on 7/21/1980 (Going to BRK: P J. Zell. Going to MAN: P S. Anderson, P C. Raschi, P P. Workman)
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/22/1981 to a 1-year deal worth $850,000 per year
Released by Vancouver on 5/11/1981
 
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