Josh Anderson

Josh Anderson [Joshua Aaron Anderson] played Major League Baseball between 2007-2009. His date of birth is August 10th, 1982 and he is currently 44 years old. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky. He played his high school baseball for the Pulaski County High School Marrons in Somerset, Kentucky. He played 3 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the Eastern Kentucky University Colonels [Ohio Valley Conference]. He was drafted and signed in the 4th round (119th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Houston Astros, receiving a $265,000 signing bonus. Ranked by Baseball America as the Houston Astros No. 9 MLB prospect in 2026 pre-season Prospect rankings. Made his Major League Debut on September 2nd, 2007 at the age of 25. He struck out swinging in his first at bat ...

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against Michael Wuertz. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Matt Albers, Wade Robinson, Monte Mansfield and Mark Saccomanno. Anderson played 5 seasons with the Houston Astros organization, 2 seasons with the Atlanta Braves, 1 season with the Cincinnati Reds, 1 season with the Kansas City Royals, 1 season with the Detroit Tigers and 1 season with the Milwaukee Brewers. He played in the Arizona Fall League (Prospect League) in 2005. Led the Ohio Valley Conference with 30 Stolen Bases in 2002. Led the Ohio Valley Conference with 57 Stolen Bases, a 5.60 Strikeout Percentage, a .65 Strikeout-Walk Ratio, a .447 Batting Average, a .509 On Base Percentage, 268 Plate Appearances, 237 At Bats, 80 Runs, 106 Hits and 5 Triples in 2003. Led the New York-Penn League (A-) with 297 At Bats in 2003. Led the Texas League (AA) with 50 Stolen Bases in 2005. Led the Texas League (AA) with 561 At Bats, 173 Hits and 43 Stolen Bases in 2006.

Awards: Named 2nd Team College All-American in 2003. Named Ohio Valley Conference All-Conference Team in 2x [2002,2003]. Named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in 2003. Named to Ohio Valley Conference All-Tournament Team in 2x [2001,2003]. Named International League All-Star Team in 2008. Named South Atlantic League All-Star Team in 2004. Named Texas League All-Star in 2006. Named Texas League All-Star game MVP in 2006.

Career Transactions: Traded from Houston Astros to Atlanta Braves for Oscar Villarreal on November 16th, 2007. Traded from Atlanta Braves to Detroit Tigers for Rudy Darrow on March 30th, 2009. Sold by Detroit Tigers to Kansas City Royals on July 30th, 2009. Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds on January 6th, 2010. Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on May 12th, 2010. Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves on June 15th, 2010.

Career Notes: Inducted into the Eastern Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	lnp	tbc+	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
2001	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	NCAA-1			18				55	207	37	73	8	4	3	29	32	10	7	34	3	3	0	0	5	98	220	15	58	.353	.382	.473	.855	.261	.120	.412	3.18	15.45	4.86	69.00
2002	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	NCAA-1	So	-	19			112	54	201	54	73	11	3	4	21	30	9	20	30	6	2	3	0	4	102	232	18	55	.363	.430	.507	.937	.348	.144	.406	8.62	12.93	1.50	50.25
2003	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	NCAA-1	Jr	-	20			144	53	237	80	106	21	5	6	53	57	8	23	15	7	1	0	0	0	155	268	32	74	.447	.509	.654	1.163	.511	.207	.463	8.58	5.60	0.65	39.50
2003	Tri-City ValleyCats	NYPL	A-	HOU	40	20			107	74	297	44	85	11	4	3	30	26	9	16	53	10	2	4	2	2	113	329	18	67	.286	.339	.380	.719	.205	.094	.335	4.86	16.11	3.31	99.00
2004	Lexington Legends	SAL	A	HOU	3	21			118	73	299	69	97	12	3	4	31	47	9	33	47	7	2	2	1	0	127	343	19	78	.324	.402	.425	.827	.338	.101	.372	9.62	13.70	1.42	74.75
2004	Salem Avalanche	Caro	A+	HOU	19	21			101	66	280	45	75	13	6	2	21	31	4	13	53	6	7	0	1	3	106	306	21	54	.268	.314	.379	.693	.254	.111	.324	4.25	17.32	4.08	140.00
2005	Corpus Christi Hooks	Tex	AA	HOU	3	22			94	127	524	67	148	17	9	1	26	50	19	29	80	8	10	2	2	5	186	573	27	121	.282	.329	.355	.684	.187	.073	.330	5.06	13.96	2.76	524.00
2006	Corpus Christi Hooks	Tex	AA	HOU	3	23			99	130	561	83	173	26	4	3	50	43	13	27	73	10	8	4	2	9	216	610	33	140	.308	.349	.385	.734	.178	.077	.348	4.43	11.97	2.70	187.00
2007	Round Rock Express	PCL	AAA	HOU	20	24			89	132	513	64	140	17	6	2	43	40	8	32	75	8	10	1	2	11	175	564	25	115	.273	.325	.341	.666	.193	.068	.316	5.67	13.30	2.34	256.50
2007	Houston Astros	NL	MLB	HOU	20	24	8/7	1/92		21	67	10	24	3	0	0	11	1	1	5	6	2	0	1	0	0	27	75	3	21	.358	.413	.403	.816	.119	.045	.387	6.67	8.00	1.20	0.00
2008	Richmond Braves	IL	AAA	ATL	-	25			107	121	494	77	155	25	4	4	40	42	7	30	57	6	8	3	3	9	200	541	33	122	.314	.358	.405	.763	.223	.091	.346	5.55	10.54	1.90	123.50
2008	Atlanta Braves	NL	MLB	ATL	24	25	8/7R	1/897	104*	40	136	21	40	7	1	3	12	10	1	8	33	1	1	0	2	1	58	146	11	29	.294	.338	.426	.764	.257	.132	.370	5.48	22.60	4.13	45.33
2009	Detroit Tigers	AL	MLB	DET	13	26	7/9R	9/78153	82	74	165	22	40	4	4	0	16	13	2	8	22	1	1	0	0	4	52	175	8	32	.242	.282	.315	.597	.188	.073	.280	4.57	12.57	2.75	0.00
2009	Kansas City Royals	AL	MLB	KCA	1	26	8/9R	9/812	82	44	118	20	28	3	0	1	8	12	3	5	21	0	0	0	0	3	34	123	4	24	.237	.268	.288	.556	.169	.051	.281	4.07	17.07	4.20	118.00
2010	Louisville Bats	IL	AAA	CIN	5	27			57*	17	40	2	5	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	41	2	3	.125	.125	.175	.300	.175	.050	.147	0.00	14.63	0.00	0.00
2010	Nashville Sounds	PCL	AAA	MIL	23	27				17	49	9	12	2	0	0	2	4	1	3	9	0	3	0	0	0	14	55	2	10	.245	.288	.286	.574	.163	.041	.300	5.45	16.36	3.00	0.00
2010	Gwinnett Braves	IL	AAA	ATL	22	27			57*	19	53	8	10	1	0	0	1	3	1	2	11	1	3	0	0	1	11	59	1	9	.189	.232	.208	.440	.094	.019	.238	3.39	18.64	5.50	0.00
Tot:	MLB (3 yrs)		MLB							179	486	73	132	17	5	4	47	36	7	26	82	4	2	1	2	8	171	519	26	106	.272	.313	.352	.665	.193	.080	.319	5.01	15.80	3.15	121.50
Tot:	NL (2 yrs)		NL							61	203	31	64	10	1	3	23	11	2	13	39	3	1	1	2	1	85	221	14	50	.315	.364	.419	.782	.212	.103	.377	5.88	17.65	3.00	67.67
Tot:	AL (1 yrs)		AL							118	283	42	68	7	4	1	24	25	5	13	43	1	1	0	0	7	86	298	12	56	.240	.276	.304	.580	.180	.064	.280	4.36	14.43	3.31	283.00
Tot:	Minors (7 yrs)		Minors							776	3110	468	900	126	36	19	244	291	71	185	464	56	54	16	13	40	1155	3421	181	719	.289	.339	.371	.710	.212	.082	.333	5.41	13.56	2.51	163.68
Tot:	A- (1 yrs)		A-							74	297	44	85	11	4	3	30	26	9	16	53	10	2	4	2	2	113	329	18	67	.286	.339	.380	.720	.205	.094	.335	4.86	16.11	3.31	99.00
Tot:	A (1 yrs)		A							73	299	69	97	12	3	4	31	47	9	33	47	7	2	2	1	0	127	343	19	78	.324	.402	.425	.827	.338	.100	.372	9.62	13.70	1.42	74.75
Tot:	A+ (1 yrs)		A+							66	280	45	75	13	6	2	21	31	4	13	53	6	7	0	1	3	106	306	21	54	.268	.314	.379	.693	.254	.111	.324	4.25	17.32	4.08	140.00
Tot:	AA (2 yrs)		AA							257	1085	150	321	43	13	4	76	93	32	56	153	18	18	6	4	14	402	1183	60	261	.296	.339	.371	.710	.182	.075	.339	4.73	12.93	2.73	271.25
Tot:	AAA (3 yrs)		AAA							306	1149	160	322	47	10	6	86	94	17	67	158	15	25	4	5	21	407	1260	63	259	.280	.327	.354	.681	.199	.074	.320	5.32	12.54	2.36	191.50
Tot:	College (3 yrs)		College							162	645	171	252	40	12	13	103	119	27	50	79	16	6	3	0	9	355	720	65	187	.391	.445	.550	.996	.380	.160	.430	6.94	10.97	1.58	49.62
Avg:	MLB - 162 game avg		MLB							162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒
Avg:	Minors - 162 game avg		Minors							162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒
Avg:	College - 162 game avg		College							162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒

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year	team name	league	category	age	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
2005	Scottsdale Scorpions	Arizona Fall League	AFL	22	24	100	22	36	4	0	1	12	10	2	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	43	104	5	31	.360	.385	.430	.815	.190	.070	.389	3.85	8.65	2.25	100.00
2007	Houston Astros	MLB Spring Training	Spring	24	11	13	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	15	1	2	.231	.333	.385	.718	.308	.154	.273	13.33	13.33	1.00	0.00
2008	Atlanta Braves	MLB Spring Training	Spring	25	28	50	8	13	3	0	0	9	3	0	3	5	0	1	0	0	1	16	54	3	10	.260	.302	.320	.622	.180	.060	.289	5.56	9.26	1.67	0.00
2009	Detroit Tigers	MLB Spring Training	Spring	26	24	70	12	20	3	1	2	8	5	0	4	11	0	1	0	0	2	31	75	6	14	.286	.324	.443	.767	.286	.157	.316	5.33	14.67	2.75	35.00
2010	Cincinnati Reds	MLB Spring Training	Spring	27	13	20	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	1	2	.150	.227	.200	.427	.200	.050	.231	9.09	31.82	3.50	0.00
Tot:	AFL (1 Yrs)		AFL		24	100	22	36	4	0	1	12	10	2	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	43	104	5	31	.360	.385	.430	.815	.190	.070	.389	3.85	8.65	2.25	100.00
Tot:	Spring (4 Yrs)		Spring		76	153	25	39	7	2	2	18	9	0	11	25	0	2	0	0	4	56	166	11	28	.255	.305	.366	.671	.242	.111	.294	6.63	15.06	2.27	76.50

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