One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Anderson's sinker moves 116.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
131 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Anderson releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
943 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Anderson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 83.8 off his slider.
312 and 428 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Anderson works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
943 pitches in 2024. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 666th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
312 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Anderson goes to the slider: 53.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 41.7% the rest of the time.
291 two-strike pitches in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 97.5.
312 thrown, 33.1% of his pitches.
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 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
943 located pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Anderson throws a fastball 63.7% of the time, against 48.1% when he is ahead.
251 pitches behind in the count, 268 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the slider 53.7% of the time against right-handers and 30.5% against left-handers.
605 pitches to right-handers, 338 to left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Anderson is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile.
943 pitches in 2024. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 153rd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Anderson averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 71st percentile in the league.
943 pitches in 2024. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 225th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 53% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
251 located pitches behind, 268 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Cutter. The slider is 45.4% of everything he throws.
943 classified pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.8% of Anderson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
158 of 943 located pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
943 pitches in 2024. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 185th in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Anderson releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
943 tracked pitches in 2024.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Anderson lands 45% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.4% of his breaking balls.
515 of his fastballs, 428 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Anderson's cutter spins at 2,472 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
72 thrown in 2024.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Anderson's stuff spins at 2,321 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
943 pitches in 2024. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 284th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Anderson's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.0 against 85.6.
312 and 428 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Anderson's sinker moves 116.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
131 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
312 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Anderson releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
943 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Anderson releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
943 tracked pitches in 2024.
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 90.0 mph, against 83.8 off his slider.
312 and 428 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 97.5.
312 thrown, 33.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the slider 53.7% of the time against right-handers and 30.5% against left-handers.
605 pitches to right-handers, 338 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Cutter. The slider is 45.4% of everything he throws.
943 classified pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Anderson's cutter spins at 2,472 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
72 thrown in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Anderson's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.0 against 85.6.
312 and 428 of them respectively.
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 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
943 pitches in 2024. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 666th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Anderson goes to the slider: 53.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 41.7% the rest of the time.
291 two-strike pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Anderson throws a fastball 63.7% of the time, against 48.1% when he is ahead.
251 pitches behind in the count, 268 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 53% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
251 located pitches behind, 268 ahead.
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 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
943 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.8% of Anderson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
158 of 943 located pitches.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Anderson is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile.
943 pitches in 2024. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 153rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
943 pitches in 2024. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 185th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Anderson averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 71st percentile in the league.
943 pitches in 2024. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 225th in MLB.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Anderson lands 45% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.4% of his breaking balls.
515 of his fastballs, 428 of his breaking balls.
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 2,321 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
943 pitches in 2024. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 284th in MLB.
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