Justin Anderson
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 3" 230LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 14, #419, Los Angeles Angels | St Pius X (TX) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 3 3 4.07 57 0 4 55.1 67 1.48
2019 3 0 5.55 54 0 1 47 60 1.57
2024 1 2 4.39 56 0 1 53.1 57 1.50
3 Seasons 7 5 4.63 167 0 6 155.2 184 1.52
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 57 3-3 4.07 55.1 67 1.48
2019 54 3-0 5.55 47 60 1.57
2024 56 1-2 4.39 53.1 57 1.50
3 Seasons 167 7-5 4.63 155.2 184 1.52
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2018 25 1051 129 5 3.9 2.1 88.0 108.1 11.3 24.0 .189 .258 .295 .281 .296 35.7 27.9 16.7 4.07 3.30
2019 26 914 124 10 8.1 4.6 88.0 109.8 18.7 31.5 .206 .346 .333 .305 .352 34.4 27.6 14.7 5.55 4.08
2024 31 945 150 13 8.7 5.3 87.3 111.3 15.4 39.3 .239 .417 .314 .339 .386 35.3 23.5 13.6 4.39 4.91
Player 2910 403 28 6.9 4.0 87.7 111.3 15.1 32.0 .212 .342 .314 .309 .347 35.2 26.3 15.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Anderson relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(45.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(32.6%) ,
Sinker
(14.5%) ,
Cutter
(7.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 53.5 17.8 18.6 10.1 31.8 45.7 22.5 4.7 38.0 24.8 26.4 1.6 3.9 2.1
2019 36.3 22.6 26.6 14.5 37.9 31.5 30.6 4.0 24.2 28.2 26.6 5.6 8.1 4.6
2024 38.0 32.0 24.0 6.0 38.0 40.0 22.0 8.7 28.0 24.7 20.7 9.3 8.7 5.3
Player 42.4 24.6 23.1 9.9 36.0 39.2 24.8 6.0 30.0 25.8 24.3 5.7 6.9 4.0
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Sinker CWS R 137 94.8 21.4 -0.3 15.8ARM 0.9 9.0 -1.7 15.8ARM 1.0
2024 Cutter CWS R 72 92.4 24.0 -1.3 0.1ARM -2.1 8.0 -0.3 0.1ARM -2.8
2024 Slider CWS R 428 85.6 35.5 -0.2 9.4GLV 4.6 1.7 -0.1 9.4GLV 4.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 308 96.0 14.1 -0.1 8.8ARM 1.2 15.6 -0.2 8.8ARM 1.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 366 94.6 13.6 1.4 7.2ARM -0.3 16.8 1.2 7.2ARM -0.3
2019 Sinker LAA R 55 94.7 16.6 -3.9 13.1ARM -1.4 13.7 -4.6 13.1ARM -1.8
2019 Changeup LAA R 8 88.0 21.1 -7.3 11.1ARM -2.7 14.4 -7.5 11.1ARM -2.4
2019 Slider LAA R 467 84.5 35.0 -1.6 8.4GLV 3.9 3.7 -1.9 8.4GLV 3.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Slider 0.0 0 428 45.3 106 .217 .370 .318 41.0 32.1 21.8 .214 .376 .312 32.8
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 3 308 32.6 79 .188 .281 .299 25.6 19.0 14.4 .226 .401 .341 40.0
2024 Sinker -1.5 -2 137 14.5 36 .258 .290 .357 17.5 22.2 34.8 .264 .407 .347 39.1
2024 Cutter -4.7 -3 72 7.6 21 .444 .611 .485 7.5 0.0 0.0 .365 .704 .480 26.3
2019 Slider -1.2 -5 467 51.1 111 .229 .385 .325 40.6 35.1 25.5 .190 .290 .284 29.8
2019 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -3 366 40.0 85 .231 .492 .397 17.6 18.8 15.0 .228 .445 .369 38.5
2019 Sinker 3.5 2 55 6.0 15 .214 .357 .273 0.0 6.7 16.7 .265 .369 .298 38.5
2019 Changeup -0.3 0 8 0.9 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 16.7 -- -- .000 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Cutter 72 92.4 53 7.7 12:30 12:00 30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 307 96.0 95 17.6 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Sinker 137 94.8 93 18.5 1:30 2:15 -45
2024 Slider 427 85.6 43 10.5 8:00 9:15 -75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 237 1,050 6 18 -6 -6 11
2019 212 896 4 1 -6 -6 -7
2024 242 945 1 5 -5 -3 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2018 1,051 43.5 58.0 78.1 24.1 33.6 42.1 52.5 38.8 37.0 6.3 62.1
2019 914 43.6 68.8 85.9 28.1 45.8 39.3 58.5 45.8 28.4 6.8 86.9
2024 945 44.3 67.8 82.0 31.2 50.0 41.3 59.9 47.4 29.7 6.5 77.0
Player 2,910 43.8 64.6 82.0 27.6 43.4 40.9 57.0 43.8 31.6 6.5 75.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2018 80 95 99 99 17 94 92 59 45 82 1 98 10 96 66 71
2019 59 86 86 76 32 74 28 68 68 76 2 70 39 72 58 86
2024 13 48 28 17 5 64 28 86 78 53 2 81 78 77 33 79
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 22.8 3 2.7 0 2 2 1 33.3
2019 24.9 6 4.8 1 4 5 1 16.7
2024 26.0 5 6.8 -2 6 4 4 80.0
Player 24.8 14 14.3 0 12 11 6 42.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2018 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
2019 6 6 5 7 5 5 6 5 5 3 5 6 7 4 5 5 3 3 4 6 5 4 8 4 4 3 4 7 5 4 1
2024 5 7 5 8 6 6 6 8 6 5 5 7 9 5 7 6 6 7 6 8 7 5 12 8 7 7 6 7 8 7 7
Player 14 16 12 17 14 14 15 16 14 9 13 17 19 11 15 14 11 13 12 17 14 12 23 15 13 12 13 17 16 14 10
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 97.2 94.6 -2.6
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 88.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.6 84.5 -1.1
Exit Velocity 88.0 88.0 0.0
Launch Angle 11.3 18.7 7.4
Barrel % 3.9 8.1 4.2
Hard Hit % 35.7 34.4 -1.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 24.0 31.5 7.5
xBA .189 .206 0.017
BA .214 .232 0.018
xwOBA .281 .305 0.024
wOBA .295 .333 0.038
xSLG .258 .346 0.088
SLG .276 .431 0.155
K% 27.9 27.6 -0.3
BB% 16.7 14.7 -2.0
Swing % 38.8 45.8 7.0
Whiff% 37.0 28.4 -8.6
In Zone % 43.5 43.6 0.1
Out of Zone % 56.5 56.4 -0.1
Out of Zone Swing % 24.1 28.1 4.0
First Pitch Swing % 21.0 32.3 11.3
First Pitch Strike % 52.5 58.5 6.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 237 .295 138 0 0.0 99 6 6.1
2019 Shifts 211 .322 111 0 0.0 100 16 16.0
2024 Shades 242 .314 149 26 17.4 93 27 29.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2018 267 23.1 0.7% 13.9% 241 26.4 0.0% 21.6%
2019 222 24.6 0.0% 8.1% 185 28.9 0.0% 37.3%
2024 227 17.0 7.5% 0.4% 171 19.5 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution