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Josh Anderson

Braves Career team 2008
Number #1
Position Center Fielder
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 44
Height 6' 2"
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Place Somerset, KY
Born Aug 10, 1982

Key Insights

2009
He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Anderson has an OPS of .767; with the bases empty it is .522.

70 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 228 with the bases empty.
When he swings, he tends to hit it

Anderson misses on only 13.1% of his swings, 86th percentile.

298 plate appearances in 2009. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 88th in MLB.
He hits lefties and righties about the same

Anderson puts up a .605 OPS against right-handers and .450 against left-handers.

250 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 against left-handers.
There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Anderson is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .352 OPS there against .580 overall.

35 plate appearances in that situation.
He is not producing at the plate this season

Anderson's OPS+ of 55 sits 23rd percentile among hitters this season.

298 plate appearances in 2009. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 470th in MLB.
He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Anderson walks in only 4.4% of his plate appearances, 18th percentile.

298 plate appearances in 2009. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 504th in MLB.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 10, 1982
Birth Place Somerset, KY
Height 6' 2"
Weight 195 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right
College/Draft Eastern Kentucky