His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's sinker averages 89.1 mph, and has touched 92.4.
679 thrown, 44.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Anderson's sinker moves 103.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
679 thrown, averaging 89.1 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Anderson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.95 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1516 located pitches in 2021.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Anderson works off the plate, with only 39.9% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
1516 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 744th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .401 expected average against them, against .308 on his offspeed pitches.
311 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Anderson averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
1516 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 737th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Anderson goes to the slider: 18.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 4.6% the rest of the time.
338 two-strike pitches in 2021.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Anderson's cutter leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 85.5 off his changeup.
123 and 387 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Anderson's stuff spins at 1,794 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
1516 pitches in 2021. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 792nd in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Anderson puts 38.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
1186 pitches to right-handed hitters, 330 to left-handed hitters.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the changeup 31.6% of the time against right-handers and 3.6% against left-handers.
1186 pitches to right-handers, 330 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 52.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.9% when he is ahead.
462 located pitches behind, 366 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's knuckle curve carries 13.9 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
195 thrown, averaging 76.0 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.7% of Anderson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
207 of 1516 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.9% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
1516 pitches in 2021. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 697th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Anderson's fastball averages 89.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.0 past his 75th.
309 early fastballs, 37 late ones.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Anderson throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41% with the bases empty.
335 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1181 with the bases empty.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Anderson lands 44.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.4% of his offspeed pitches.
818 of his fastballs, 387 of his offspeed pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Anderson releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1499 tracked pitches in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .357 average, 21st percentile.
1516 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 632nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Anderson's sinker from his knuckle curve, 89.1 against 76.0.
679 and 195 of them respectively.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Anderson throws a strike on the first pitch 55.6% of the time.
412 plate appearances started in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Anderson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1516 located pitches in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Knuckle Curve and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 44.8% of everything he throws.
1516 classified pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Anderson releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1516 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Anderson throws a fastball 56.7% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
462 pitches behind in the count, 366 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Anderson, 30th percentile.
1516 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 567th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Anderson's knuckle curve spins at 2,328 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
195 thrown in 2021.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Anderson has thrown 16 4-seam fastballs this season, 1.1% of his pitches, at 89.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1516 classified pitches in 2021.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's sinker averages 89.1 mph, and has touched 92.4.
679 thrown, 44.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Anderson's cutter leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 85.5 off his changeup.
123 and 387 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the changeup 31.6% of the time against right-handers and 3.6% against left-handers.
1186 pitches to right-handers, 330 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Anderson's sinker from his knuckle curve, 89.1 against 76.0.
679 and 195 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Knuckle Curve and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 44.8% of everything he throws.
1516 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Anderson's knuckle curve spins at 2,328 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
195 thrown in 2021.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Anderson has thrown 16 4-seam fastballs this season, 1.1% of his pitches, at 89.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1516 classified pitches in 2021.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Anderson's sinker moves 103.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
679 thrown, averaging 89.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's knuckle curve carries 13.9 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
195 thrown, averaging 76.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Anderson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.95 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1516 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.7% of Anderson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
207 of 1516 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Anderson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1516 located pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Anderson works off the plate, with only 39.9% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
1516 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 744th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .401 expected average against them, against .308 on his offspeed pitches.
311 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Anderson lands 44.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.4% of his offspeed pitches.
818 of his fastballs, 387 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Anderson averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
1516 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 737th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Anderson goes to the slider: 18.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 4.6% the rest of the time.
338 two-strike pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 52.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.9% when he is ahead.
462 located pitches behind, 366 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Anderson throws a strike on the first pitch 55.6% of the time.
412 plate appearances started in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Anderson throws a fastball 56.7% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
462 pitches behind in the count, 366 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Anderson's stuff spins at 1,794 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
1516 pitches in 2021. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 792nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Anderson puts 38.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
1186 pitches to right-handed hitters, 330 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.9% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
1516 pitches in 2021. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 697th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .357 average, 21st percentile.
1516 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 632nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Anderson, 30th percentile.
1516 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 567th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Anderson's fastball averages 89.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.0 past his 75th.
309 early fastballs, 37 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Anderson releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1499 tracked pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Anderson releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1516 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Anderson throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41% with the bases empty.
335 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1181 with the bases empty.
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Career team 2009–2019