Both sides hit him about the same
55% of the contact right-handers make against Anderson is hit hard, against 25% of what left-handers make.
124 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .418 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
103 of his breaking balls thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .488 average against Anderson and left-handers to .269.
124 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Anderson and left-handers 82.7.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 32 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Anderson is weak: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 95th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.1% of the contact against Anderson is on the ground and 26.9% of it is in the air.
52 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Anderson has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 398 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .353 average, 26th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 396th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Anderson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.8% with the bases empty.
86 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 198 with the bases empty.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Anderson works off the plate, with only 41.5% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.5% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 195th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Anderson's stuff spins at 2,330 rpm, 62nd percentile in the league.
284 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 203rd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
55% of the contact right-handers make against Anderson is hit hard, against 25% of what left-handers make.
124 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .488 average against Anderson and left-handers to .269.
124 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
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 breaking balls: a .418 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
103 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Anderson and left-handers 82.7.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 32 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.1% of the contact against Anderson is on the ground and 26.9% of it is in the air.
52 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Anderson has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 398 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 95th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .353 average, 26th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 396th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.5% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 195th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Anderson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.8% with the bases empty.
86 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 198 with the bases empty.
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 41.5% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd 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 2,330 rpm, 62nd percentile in the league.
284 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 203rd in MLB.
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