The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Anderson releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 5 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
258 tracked release points, averaging 4.4 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Anderson's sinker moves 17.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 92.3 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Anderson throws a strike on the first pitch 70.6% of the time.
68 plate appearances started in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Anderson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 83.6 off his sinker.
99 and 59 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Anderson lives in the strike zone: 46.5% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
258 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 87th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the 4-seam fastball 50.8% of the time against left-handers and 26.9% against right-handers.
134 pitches to right-handers, 124 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 62.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.2% when he is ahead.
62 located pitches behind, 82 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's 4-seam fastball carries 13.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Anderson averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 26th percentile in the league.
258 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 397th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Anderson's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.1 against 80.0.
99 and 91 of them respectively.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Anderson puts 44.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
134 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .299 average, 76th percentile.
258 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Anderson goes to the 4-seam fastball: 43.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.7% the rest of the time.
90 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Anderson's stuff spins at 2,389 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
258 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 137th in MLB.
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 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
258 located pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Anderson lands 51.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.6% of his breaking balls.
158 of his fastballs, 91 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 38.4% of everything he throws.
258 classified pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Anderson throws 48.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.6% with the bases empty.
76 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 182 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.7% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 27th percentile.
258 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 392nd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Anderson throws a fastball 66.1% of the time, against 57.3% when he is ahead.
62 pitches behind in the count, 82 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Anderson's sweeper spins at 2,565 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
91 thrown in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Anderson releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
203 tracked pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.3% of Anderson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
55 of 258 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's 4-seam fastball averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 95.0.
99 thrown, 38.4% of his pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Anderson is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
258 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 208th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Anderson has thrown 9 changeups this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 85.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
258 classified pitches in 2026.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Anderson releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 5 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
258 tracked release points, averaging 4.4 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Anderson releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
203 tracked pitches in 2026.
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 17.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 92.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's 4-seam fastball carries 13.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Anderson throws a strike on the first pitch 70.6% of the time.
68 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 62.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.2% when he is ahead.
62 located pitches behind, 82 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Anderson goes to the 4-seam fastball: 43.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.7% the rest of the time.
90 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Anderson throws a fastball 66.1% of the time, against 57.3% when he is ahead.
62 pitches behind in the count, 82 ahead.
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 89.6 mph, against 83.6 off his sinker.
99 and 59 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the 4-seam fastball 50.8% of the time against left-handers and 26.9% against right-handers.
134 pitches to right-handers, 124 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Anderson's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.1 against 80.0.
99 and 91 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 38.4% of everything he throws.
258 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Anderson's sweeper spins at 2,565 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
91 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's 4-seam fastball averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 95.0.
99 thrown, 38.4% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Anderson has thrown 9 changeups this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 85.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
258 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Anderson lives in the strike zone: 46.5% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
258 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 87th 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 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 26th percentile in the league.
258 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 397th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Anderson puts 44.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
134 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .299 average, 76th percentile.
258 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.7% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 27th percentile.
258 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 392nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Anderson is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
258 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 208th in MLB.
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 2,389 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
258 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 137th 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 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
258 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.3% of Anderson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
55 of 258 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Anderson lands 51.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.6% of his breaking balls.
158 of his fastballs, 91 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Anderson throws 48.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.6% with the bases empty.
76 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 182 with the bases empty.
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