Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1993
- College
- Wright State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1993
- College
- Wright State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 291
- W
- 82
- L
- 83
- ERA
- 4.74
- IP
- 1547.0
- K
- 723
- BB
- 337
- WHIP
- 1.34
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | LAA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 11.1 | 4 | 2 | 1.15 |
| 1994 | LAA | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5.22 | 101.2 | 47 | 27 | 1.45 |
| 1995 | LAA | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5.87 | 99.2 | 45 | 30 | 1.40 |
| 1996 | CLE | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4.91 | 51.1 | 21 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 1997 | CLE | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4.69 | 48.0 | 22 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 1998 | ARI | 32 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 | 208.0 | 95 | 24 | 1.18 |
| 1999 | ARI | 31 | 8 | 2 | 4.57 | 130.0 | 75 | 28 | 1.32 |
| 2000 | ARI | 33 | 11 | 7 | 4.05 | 213.1 | 104 | 39 | 1.24 |
| 2001 | ARI | 29 | 4 | 9 | 5.20 | 133.1 | 55 | 30 | 1.40 |
| 2002 | ARI | 35 | 6 | 11 | 4.79 | 156.0 | 81 | 32 | 1.32 |
| 2003 |  CLE/KC | 32 | 14 | 11 | 3.78 | 197.2 | 87 | 43 | 1.29 |
| 2004 | KC | 35 | 6 | 12 | 5.64 | 166.0 | 70 | 53 | 1.63 |
| 2005 | KC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 30.2 | 17 | 4 | 1.40 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 11
- W
- 2
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 2.43
- IP
- 29.2
- K
- 17
- BB
- 7
- WHIP
- 0.98
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 119
- CG
- 12
- SHO
- 4
- K/9
- 4.2
- GB
- 269
- FB
- 464
- G/F
- 0.60
- WP
- 22
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | LAA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1995 | LAA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | CLE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | CLE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | ARI | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | ARI | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | ARI | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | ARI | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | ARI | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | CLE/KC | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | KC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3.8 | 219 | 402 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2005 | KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 50 | 62 | 0.8 | 0 |
What were Brian Anderson's career stats?
Brian Anderson played 13 seasons for the Angels, the Guardians, the Diamondbacks and the Royals. He had 82 wins and 723 strikeouts with a 4.74 ERA over 1,547.0 innings. His best season was 2003: 14 wins, a 3.78 ERA and 87 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1993 to 2005
Championships
- 2001 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks
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