Jim Anderson
1978–1984 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers
419G
.218AVG
.280OBP
.298SLG
More career statistics
211H
13HR
86RBI
9SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419 | 1,091 | 970 | 107 | 211 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 86 | 81 | 130 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 289 | .218 | .280 | .298 | .578 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1980-05-03 to 1980-05-09
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1979-07-01 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1981-05-06 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1983-07-02 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 217 | 579 | 116 | 9 | 53 | 43 | 77 | .227 | .275 | .321 |
| Away | 202 | 512 | 95 | 4 | 33 | 38 | 53 | .207 | .260 | .272 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 45 | 96 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | .244 | .281 | .372 |
| May | 71 | 207 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 21 | .189 | .261 | .244 |
| June | 49 | 144 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 19 | .177 | .229 | .262 |
| July | 75 | 239 | 54 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 31 | .254 | .310 | .324 |
| August | 80 | 210 | 41 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 26 | .214 | .257 | .286 |
| September | 90 | 174 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 25 | .230 | .264 | .324 |
| October | 9 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .190 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-royals | 47 | 143 | 29 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 23 | .216 | .231 | .351 |
| athletics | 36 | 81 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | .250 | .321 | .319 |
| texas-rangers | 34 | 92 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | .291 | .337 | .380 |
| baltimore-orioles | 34 | 83 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | .234 | .277 | .286 |
| minnesota-twins | 32 | 106 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | .260 | .292 | .354 |
| cleveland-guardians | 30 | 88 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | .171 | .250 | .224 |
| boston-red-sox | 30 | 76 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | .186 | .211 | .229 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 30 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | .236 | .258 | .273 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  California Angels | 48 | 108 | 21 | – | 7 | – | .194 | – | – |
| 1979 | California Angels | 96 | 234 | 58 | 3 | 23 | 3 | .248 | – | – |
| 1980 |  Seattle Mariners | 116 | 317 | 72 | 8 | 30 | 2 | .227 | – | – |
| 1981 | Seattle Mariners | 70 | 162 | 33 | 2 | 19 | 3 | .204 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Texas Rangers | 50 | 102 | 22 | – | 6 | 1 | .216 | – | – |
| 1984 | Texas Rangers | 39 | 47 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .106 | – | – |