His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's cutter averages 88.8 mph, and has touched 92.8.
344 thrown, 33.9% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Anderson's changeup moves 126.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
309 thrown, averaging 83.9 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .354 expected average against them, against .246 on his breaking balls.
512 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's curveball carries 17.5 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
41 thrown, averaging 78.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Anderson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 82.9 off his sweeper.
154 and 154 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Anderson throws a fastball 58.5% of the time, against 41.5% when he is ahead.
301 pitches behind in the count, 270 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Anderson averages 86.4 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
1016 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 646th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the sweeper 29.1% of the time against right-handers and 1.9% against left-handers.
495 pitches to right-handers, 521 to left-handers.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Anderson puts 48.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
495 pitches to right-handed hitters, 521 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 63.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.6% when he is ahead.
301 located pitches behind, 270 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Anderson releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1016 tracked pitches in 2024.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Anderson is weak: 86.2 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile.
1016 pitches in 2024. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 111th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
1016 pitches in 2024. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 108th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.7 mph separates Anderson's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.6 against 78.9.
154 and 41 of them respectively.
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 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1016 located pitches in 2024.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Anderson goes to the 4-seam fastball: 21.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.9% the rest of the time.
285 two-strike pitches in 2024.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .299 average, 79th percentile.
1016 pitches in 2024. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 162nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Sweeper. The cutter is 33.9% of everything he throws.
1016 classified pitches in 2024.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Anderson's stuff spins at 2,360 rpm, 70th percentile in the league.
1016 pitches in 2024. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 234th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Anderson lands 49.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.5% of his breaking balls.
512 of his fastballs, 195 of his breaking balls.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Anderson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
183 of 1016 located pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Anderson throws 47.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.5% with the bases empty.
256 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 760 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Anderson's sweeper spins at 2,472 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
154 thrown in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Anderson throws a strike on the first pitch 58.3% of the time.
254 plate appearances started in 2024.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Anderson has thrown 41 curveballs this season, 4% of his pitches, at 78.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1016 classified pitches in 2024.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's cutter averages 88.8 mph, and has touched 92.8.
344 thrown, 33.9% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Anderson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 82.9 off his sweeper.
154 and 154 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the sweeper 29.1% of the time against right-handers and 1.9% against left-handers.
495 pitches to right-handers, 521 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.7 mph separates Anderson's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.6 against 78.9.
154 and 41 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Sweeper. The cutter is 33.9% of everything he throws.
1016 classified pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Anderson's sweeper spins at 2,472 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
154 thrown in 2024.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Anderson has thrown 41 curveballs this season, 4% of his pitches, at 78.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1016 classified pitches in 2024.
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 changeup moves 126.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
309 thrown, averaging 83.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's curveball carries 17.5 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
41 thrown, averaging 78.9 mph.
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 fastballs: a .354 expected average against them, against .246 on his breaking balls.
512 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Anderson lands 49.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.5% of his breaking balls.
512 of his fastballs, 195 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Anderson throws a fastball 58.5% of the time, against 41.5% when he is ahead.
301 pitches behind in the count, 270 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 63.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.6% when he is ahead.
301 located pitches behind, 270 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Anderson goes to the 4-seam fastball: 21.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.9% the rest of the time.
285 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Anderson throws a strike on the first pitch 58.3% of the time.
254 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Anderson averages 86.4 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
1016 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 646th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Anderson puts 48.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
495 pitches to right-handed hitters, 521 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Anderson releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1016 tracked pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Anderson is weak: 86.2 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile.
1016 pitches in 2024. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 111th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
1016 pitches in 2024. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 108th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .299 average, 79th percentile.
1016 pitches in 2024. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 162nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1016 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Anderson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
183 of 1016 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Anderson's stuff spins at 2,360 rpm, 70th percentile in the league.
1016 pitches in 2024. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 234th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Anderson throws 47.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.5% with the bases empty.
256 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 760 with the bases empty.
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