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Josh Anderson CF

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
8 519 .272 .313 .352 70 -0.1
Birth Date8-10-1982
Height6' 2"
Weight195 lbs
Age41 years, 7 months, 18 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2007 HOU 24 21 75 24 3 0 0 5 6 2 1 1 .358 .413 .403 93 -0.4 -0.1 -1.9 0.0
2008 ATL 25 40 146 40 7 1 3 8 33 1 10 1 .294 .338 .426 74 -4.2 2.5 -2.9 0.0
2009 DET 26 74 175 40 4 4 0 8 22 1 13 2 .242 .282 .315 62 -7.6 0.1 2.9 -0.1
2009 KCA 26 44 123 28 3 0 1 5 21 0 12 3 .237 .268 .288 62 -5.4 0.5 1.7 0.0
Career179519132175426824367.272.313.35270-17.63.0-0.1-0.1

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2003 TCV A- NYP 74 329 .000 .000 .000 .337 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 LEX A SAL 73 342 .000 .000 .000 .373 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 SLM A+ CRL 66 306 .000 .000 .000 .315 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 CCH AA TXS 127 573 .273 .334 .413 .325 102 0.4 6.3 0.6 75 0 -6.2 3.8 -14.2 -1.0
2006 CCH AA TXS 130 610 .000 .000 .000 .345 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 HOU MLB NL 21 75 .275 .340 .445 .387 103 1.8 2.2 0.2 93 15 -1.9 -0.1 -0.4 0.0
2007 ROU AAA PCL 132 564 .276 .342 .431 .309 101 -17.6 16.8 -3.2 72 0 5.2 3.5 -16.5 0.6
2008 ATL MLB NL 40 146 .260 .329 .411 .370 97 0.3 4.2 0.2 74 9 -2.9 2.5 -4.2 0.0
2008 RIC AAA INT 121 541 .269 .334 .413 .342 90 -0.9 8.2 0.4 102 0 19.3 8.4 -6.5 2.9
2009 DET MLB AL 74 175 .266 .333 .422 .280 104 -8.7 5.0 -1.3 62 11 2.9 0.1 -7.6 -0.1
2009 KCA MLB AL 44 123 .267 .329 .427 .281 105 -8.6 3.5 -0.2 62 11 1.7 0.5 -5.4 0.0
2010 GWN AAA INT 19 59 .265 .328 .409 .222 106 -4.6 1.8 -0.5 10 0 -1.6 2.4 -9.6 -0.7
2010 LOU AAA INT 17 41 .253 .324 .404 .143 103 -5.8 1.3 0 8 0 -1.3 0.8 -9.8 -0.8
2010 NAS AAA PCL 17 55 .270 .343 .443 .279 92 -1.3 1.7 0.1 65 0 -1.1 0.7 -2.2 -0.1

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2003 TCV A- NYP 329 297 44 85 11 4 3 113 30 16 53 26 9 .286 .342 .380 .094 2 2
2004 LEX A SAL 342 298 69 97 12 3 4 127 31 33 47 48 9 .326 .403 .426 .101 2 2
2004 SLM A+ CRL 306 280 45 75 13 6 2 106 21 13 53 31 4 .268 .307 .379 .111 7 7
2005 CCH AA TXS 573 524 67 148 17 9 1 186 26 29 80 50 19 .282 .324 .355 .073 10 10
2006 CCH AA TXS 610 561 83 173 26 4 3 216 50 27 73 43 13 .308 .347 .385 .077 8 8
2007 ROU AAA PCL 564 513 64 140 17 6 2 175 43 32 75 40 8 .273 .320 .341 .068 10 10
2007 HOU MLB NL 75 67 10 24 3 0 0 27 11 5 6 1 1 .358 .413 .403 .045 1 0
2008 ATL MLB NL 146 136 21 40 7 1 3 58 12 8 33 10 1 .294 .338 .426 .132 0 1
2008 RIC AAA INT 541 494 77 155 25 4 4 200 40 30 57 42 7 .314 .355 .405 .091 8 8
2009 KCA MLB AL 123 118 20 28 3 0 1 34 8 5 21 12 3 .237 .268 .288 .051 0 0
2009 DET MLB AL 175 165 22 40 4 4 0 52 16 8 22 13 2 .242 .282 .315 .073 0 1
2010 LOU AAA INT 41 40 2 5 2 0 0 7 0 0 6 5 0 .125 .122 .175 .050 1 1
2010 GWN AAA INT 59 53 8 10 1 0 0 11 1 2 11 3 1 .189 .220 .208 .019 3 3
2010 NAS AAA PCL 55 49 9 12 2 0 0 14 2 3 9 4 1 .245 .273 .286 .041 3 3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 503 0.4851 0.5268 0.7736 0.6434 0.4170 0.8854 0.6111 0.2264 0.0053
2009 1000 0.5120 0.4870 0.8419 0.6094 0.3586 0.8942 0.7486 0.1581 0.0005
Career15030.50300.50030.81900.62080.37810.89130.70260.18100.0021

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-07-05 2010-09-07 Minors 64 0 Right Hand Fracture -
2009-08-14 2009-08-15 DTD 1 1 Left Fingers Soreness Index Finger -
2009-07-11 2009-07-12 DTD 1 1 Right Upper Arm Contusion Triceps -
2009-03-04 2009-03-05 Camp 1 0 Trunk Contusion Tailbone -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2009 DET $400,000
2007 HOU $380,000
2006 MIL $327,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,107,000
3 yrTotal$1,107,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 76 d

Details
  • signed as a free agent from CIN 5/13/10 (minor-league contract)
  • released by CIN 5/11/10 assigned Triple-A 3/18/10 signed as a free agent from KC 1/5/10 (minor-league contract)
  • non-tendered 12/12/09 acquired in trade from DET 7/30/09 (for cash)
  • designated for assignment 7/24/09 acquired in trade from ATL 3/30/09 re-signed 2/09, 1 year/$0.4M (09) ($86,894 min)
  • recalled 8/27/08 optioned to Triple-A 6/11/08 recalled 5/30/08 optioned to Triple-A 3/29/08 re-signed 2/29/08, 1 year (08)
  • acquired in trade from HOU 11/16/07 recalled 8/31/07 optioned to Triple-A 3/07 re-signed 2/07, 1 year/$0.38M (07)
  • re-signed 2/06, 1 year/$0.327M (06)
  • contract purchased 11/05 EKy 03 4-119

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-05-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)Settle a dispute. I say that Josh Anderson is a 4th outfielder at best. A buddy swears he should be playing every day. Who is right?
(achaik from maine)
His glove is so good that he could start in center field for me. Or the Braves, for that matter. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-02-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)Do you see Matt Diaz being effective if given regular at-bats against LHPs and RHPs, or is all his value connected to only starting against southpaws? A connected question - who do you see receiving more major league at-bats this season, Brandon Jones or Josh Anderson?
(abernethyj from Chapel Hill, NC)
If the Braves want to win ballgames, Brandon Jones, with Diaz remaining in the role he's best suited for, picking the rookie up against the league's tougher southpaws. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-01-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)I'm a Braves fan. Could you please explain why you think Mark Kotsay, at $2Million a year, and some possible talent from the minors, is better than about a hundred different guys you could find in the minors for nothing? Kotsay's a lousy ballplayer, and your organization, in particular, shouldn't be shy about pointing that out.
(rrentaurn from Boise)
I don't think I was, but I try to also see things as Frank Wren does in terms of understanding the possible upside. And like you, I don't believe it. Not that I had any faith in Josh Anderson, but Gregor Blanco has some value. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-01-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who do you like in CF for the Braves to start the season? IF they decide to go with in house options how much are they putting thier playoff hopes in jeopardy?
(basicslop from Albuquerque)
There's no good out-of-house options left, although I suppose they're one team that could wait a month for Mike Cameron to return. Gregor Blanco is a pumped-up fourth outfielder who wouldn't totally kill them.
Josh Anderson is the wrong answer, I know that much. (Joe Sheehan)


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