This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Anderson goes to the changeup: 56.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.9% the rest of the time.
60 two-strike pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Anderson's changeup moves 78.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
71 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Anderson works off the plate, with only 41.4% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
203 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 714th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Anderson throws a strike on the first pitch 48% of the time.
50 plate appearances started in 2025.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 93.7 mph.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Anderson is weak: 85.2 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
203 pitches in 2025. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 32nd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Anderson's stuff spins at 1,841 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
203 pitches in 2025. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 751st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 51.2% of everything he throws.
203 classified pitches in 2025.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Anderson releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
203 tracked pitches in 2025.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Anderson lands 48.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31% of his offspeed pitches.
104 of his fastballs, 71 of his offspeed pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Anderson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 82.1 off his changeup.
104 and 71 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Anderson throws a fastball 55.9% of the time, against 40.7% when he is ahead.
59 pitches behind in the count, 54 ahead.
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 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
203 located pitches in 2025.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .364 average, 18th percentile.
203 pitches in 2025. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 639th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 52.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.5% when he is ahead.
59 located pitches behind, 54 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.6 mph separates Anderson's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 93.7 against 88.2.
104 and 71 of them respectively.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Anderson releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
203 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .378 expected average against them, against .350 on his offspeed pitches.
104 of his fastballs thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the changeup 41.2% of the time against left-handers and 31.9% against right-handers.
135 pitches to right-handers, 68 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's 4-seam fastball averages 93.7 mph, and has touched 95.4.
104 thrown, 51.2% of his pitches.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Anderson goes to the changeup: 56.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.9% the rest of the time.
60 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Anderson throws a strike on the first pitch 48% of the time.
50 plate appearances started in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Anderson throws a fastball 55.9% of the time, against 40.7% when he is ahead.
59 pitches behind in the count, 54 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 52.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.5% when he is ahead.
59 located pitches behind, 54 ahead.
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 78.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
71 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 93.7 mph.
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 41.4% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
203 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 714th in MLB.
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: 85.2 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
203 pitches in 2025. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 32nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .364 average, 18th percentile.
203 pitches in 2025. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 639th in MLB.
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 1,841 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
203 pitches in 2025. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 751st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 51.2% of everything he throws.
203 classified pitches in 2025.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Anderson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 82.1 off his changeup.
104 and 71 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.6 mph separates Anderson's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 93.7 against 88.2.
104 and 71 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the changeup 41.2% of the time against left-handers and 31.9% against right-handers.
135 pitches to right-handers, 68 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's 4-seam fastball averages 93.7 mph, and has touched 95.4.
104 thrown, 51.2% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Anderson releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
203 tracked pitches in 2025.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Anderson releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
203 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
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 48.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31% of his offspeed pitches.
104 of his fastballs, 71 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .378 expected average against them, against .350 on his offspeed pitches.
104 of his fastballs thrown.
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 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
203 located pitches in 2025.
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