How Fred Anderson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Fred Anderson totaled 3,978 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1914, posting 1,040, well above the starting pitcher average of 609.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1909 at 27, well below the starting pitcher average of 506.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 806 in 1916 to 632 in 1917 and 286 in 1918, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 27 to 1,040 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Fred Anderson Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Fred Anderson Batters Faced Per Season

Fred Anderson's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Fred Anderson Batters Faced per season line chart

Fred Anderson Batters Faced by Team

Fred Anderson's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Fred Anderson career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Fred Anderson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Fred Anderson's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Fred Anderson Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Fred Anderson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Fred Anderson's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Fred Anderson Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Fred Anderson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Fred Anderson's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Fred Anderson Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table