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.
Both sides hit him about the same
39.2% of the contact right-handers make against Anderson is hit hard, against 26.4% of what left-handers make.
495 pitches to right-handed hitters, 521 to left-handed hitters.
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.
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.
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 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 shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.3% of the contact against Anderson is on the ground and 44.1% of it is in the air.
186 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Anderson and left-handers 84.9.
97 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 91 from left-handers.
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 home runs are what is undoing his season
Anderson has given up 12 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 418 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42% of the balls put in play against Anderson have gone to centre field.
79 of 188 located batted balls allowed.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
39.2% of the contact right-handers make against Anderson is hit hard, against 26.4% of what left-handers make.
495 pitches to right-handed hitters, 521 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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.
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 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 Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.3% of the contact against Anderson is on the ground and 44.1% of it is in the air.
186 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Anderson and left-handers 84.9.
97 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 91 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Anderson has given up 12 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 418 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42% of the balls put in play against Anderson have gone to centre field.
79 of 188 located batted balls allowed.
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.