His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's 4-seam fastball averages 89.3 mph, and has touched 92.3.
892 thrown, 38.1% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Anderson's sinker moves 119.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Anderson averages 84.3 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
2339 pitches in 2025. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 743rd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's 4-seam fastball carries 19.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
892 thrown, averaging 89.3 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Anderson's sinker leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 83.8 off his slider.
85 and 81 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the changeup 44.1% of the time against right-handers and 9.2% against left-handers.
1662 pitches to right-handers, 677 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Anderson goes to the changeup: 40% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.4% the rest of the time.
695 two-strike pitches in 2025.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Anderson's stuff spins at 2,119 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
2339 pitches in 2025. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 628th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 56.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.5% when he is ahead.
657 located pitches behind, 664 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Anderson releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2339 tracked pitches in 2025.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Anderson lands 48.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.6% of his breaking balls.
1457 of his fastballs, 87 of his breaking balls.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.6% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
2339 pitches in 2025. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 186th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Anderson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
407 of 2339 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 38.1% of everything he throws.
2339 classified pitches in 2025.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Anderson's fastball averages 87.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.1 past his 75th.
428 early fastballs, 251 late ones.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Anderson works off the plate, with only 45.3% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
2339 pitches in 2025. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 504th 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 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2339 located pitches in 2025.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Anderson is weak: 87.9 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
2339 pitches in 2025. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 235th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Anderson releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2339 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.6 mph separates Anderson's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 89.3 against 78.7.
892 and 795 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Anderson's slider spins at 2,331 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
81 thrown in 2025.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .326 average, 61st percentile.
2339 pitches in 2025. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 304th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Anderson has thrown 85 sinkers this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 88.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2339 classified pitches in 2025.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Anderson's 4-seam fastball averages 89.3 mph, and has touched 92.3.
892 thrown, 38.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Anderson's sinker leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 83.8 off his slider.
85 and 81 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Anderson throws the changeup 44.1% of the time against right-handers and 9.2% against left-handers.
1662 pitches to right-handers, 677 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Anderson works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 38.1% of everything he throws.
2339 classified pitches in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.6 mph separates Anderson's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 89.3 against 78.7.
892 and 795 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Anderson's slider spins at 2,331 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
81 thrown in 2025.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Anderson has thrown 85 sinkers this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 88.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2339 classified pitches in 2025.
Show more
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 119.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Anderson's 4-seam fastball carries 19.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
892 thrown, averaging 89.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Anderson averages 84.3 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
2339 pitches in 2025. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 743rd 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 changeup: 40% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.4% the rest of the time.
695 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Anderson puts 56.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.5% when he is ahead.
657 located pitches behind, 664 ahead.
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 2,119 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
2339 pitches in 2025. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 628th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Anderson releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2339 tracked pitches in 2025.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Anderson's fastball averages 87.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.1 past his 75th.
428 early fastballs, 251 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Anderson releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2339 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 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 48.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.6% of his breaking balls.
1457 of his fastballs, 87 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.6% of the contact Anderson gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
2339 pitches in 2025. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 186th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Anderson is weak: 87.9 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
2339 pitches in 2025. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 235th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Anderson projects a .326 average, 61st percentile.
2339 pitches in 2025. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 304th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Anderson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
407 of 2339 located 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 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2339 located pitches in 2025.
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 45.3% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
2339 pitches in 2025. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 504th in MLB.
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