Top 100 Angels: Garret ANDERSON #7

by Rev Halofan on Mar 27, 2009 11:18 PM PDT in 100 Top Angels Comment 14 comments

#7 GARRET ANDERSON - OF (1994-2008)

Garret Anderson is the epitome of Counting Stats and a cautionary tale of overvaluing them in the face of Rate Stats.

He might have been your favorite Angel, and he holds oh so many records. So many.

Games, At-Bats, Plate Appearances, Runs, Hits, Total Bases, Singles, Doubles, RBI, Extra-Base-Hits, Times On Base and Sacrifice Flies

He is 2nd in Angels history in HR and stands 3rd in Triples.

That is pretty awesome and that is why he is a Top Ten Angel, that and his bases-clearing double in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series.

But many fans will grumble that topping all of those categories is a clear indicator that Garret should be ranked #1, or at least higher than #7. But those records listed above are due to his record 8,480 Plate Appearances. Where Garret's achievements are measured as a percentage, he holds no franchise records. But he is still a stud:

.296 Batting Average (3rd), .469 SLG, (5th), .796 OPS (10th), 226.9 WIn Shares (2nd)

So that is a Top 100 Angel and a Top 10 Angel, but despite all of his accomplishments as an Angel, his Win Shares per Plate Appearance was .026, similar to Don Baylor and a little lower than Rod Carew. But Anderson was critical in the 2002 season as well as helping to carry the team to the 2007 AL West title with a monstrous 2nd half.

And no matter what anyone tells you, he may have looked lazy in the field, but he was a damn good outfielder.

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RANGE FACTOR

jesus people, its not fielding % or errors that make him lazy, its his RANGE FACTOR<@@#(_!U%)(FJIPKDAGNIP}AGBIOP{GB

How do we STILL Talk about this?

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on Mar 27, 2009 11:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If GA wasn't so lazy he would have proof read my post.

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on Mar 28, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Range Factor isn't a great way to judge fielders

as it’s dependent on any number of outside influences.

Never the less, if you insist on using it as a stat

2002- GA is 4th among all Left Fielders in Range Factor.
2003- GA is 2nd among all Left Fielders in Range Factor.

During his prime, he was an awesome outfielder.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 28, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Appreciative fans, are we?

The top 100 list is a place, IMHO, to appreciate the players who contributed to the greatness of the franchise. The top 100 is not a place to bitch about their shortcomings. What the heck is going on here?

@ Garret Anderson: You were an awesome player and at #7, I think you can clearly see you are one of our favorite Angels and we are stoked that you contributed to our team for so many years. Your class on and off the field was something of legends. Thank you!

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by Downing Rules on Mar 28, 2009 9:32 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs

If GA wasnt so lazy........he'd pimp slap all his haters.

A person who performs good Karma (deeds) is always held in high esteem
12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.

by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 28, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed and rec'd.

For comparison, check this from Teixeira;

“I always had the Yankees in my sights, and one thing my agent and I had asked every single team is, we’re not going to negotiate through the media, and we ask you not to.”

What an arrogant a**hole…

by sothball on Mar 29, 2009 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think that this is a fair place to put GA, one of the Angels greats, no doubt

Angels in 09!

by tanana40 on Mar 28, 2009 3:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

GA was a classy Angel

He is the only reason I hope the Braves are respectable this year. Go GA.

GA GA he's the man, if he can't do it, no one can

by Moondoggy on Mar 28, 2009 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Plus, now he gets to continue mentoring Kotch

Garret is definitely one of my favorite Angels, and I think the presence he brought to the clubhouse will surely be missed this year.

by neochoa on Mar 28, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My Stats are Better than your Stats

I basically make and analyze stats for a living. And let’s say that at best, stats can define about 65% of what makes a baseball player great or not. For example, stats do not tell the whole story of what miserable ballplayers Dave Kingman or Jose Guillen were. Conversely, stats do not tell the whole story of the greatness of Kirk Gibson, especially in the impact on the club [and please do not go out and create a new stat for me to measure this]. It’s my feeling that Garret was a great influence on the culture of the Angels. Before there was a Scioscia on the scene, there was a GA. And he was all about the following qualities: Professionalism. Team-first. Show up and work hard every day. Situational hitting, not stat-padding. GA epitomizes, to me, the very essence of a professional athlete. So you can tell some of your stats to shut up — in my mind, he’s a top 5 Angel.

by LazorkoRules on Mar 29, 2009 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs