The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
59% of the contact against Anderson is on the ground and 17.5% of it is in the air.
315 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
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.
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 home runs are what is undoing his season
Anderson has given up 11 tracked home runs, 8 of them to centre field, the longest 430 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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 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.
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 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.
Both sides hit him about the same
45.9% of the contact right-handers make against Anderson is hit hard, against 50.8% of what left-handers make.
1186 pitches to right-handed hitters, 330 to left-handed hitters.
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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.3% of the balls put in play against Anderson have gone to centre field.
149 of 322 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.5% of the contact against Anderson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.8% with the bases empty.
335 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1181 with the bases empty.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
59% of the contact against Anderson is on the ground and 17.5% of it is in the air.
315 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Anderson has given up 11 tracked home runs, 8 of them to centre field, the longest 430 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.3% of the balls put in play against Anderson have gone to centre field.
149 of 322 located batted balls allowed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Both sides hit him about the same
45.9% of the contact right-handers make against Anderson is hit hard, against 50.8% of what left-handers make.
1186 pitches to right-handed hitters, 330 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.5% of the contact against Anderson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.8% 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