Ian Anderson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 170LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 1, #3, Atlanta Braves | Shenendehowa (NY) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 3 2 1.95 6 6 0 32.1 41 1.08
2021 9 5 3.58 24 24 0 128.1 124 1.23
2022 10 6 5.00 22 22 0 111.2 97 1.51
3 Seasons 22 13 3.97 52 52 0 272.1 262 1.33
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 6 3-2 1.95 32.1 41 1.08
2021 24 9-5 3.58 128.1 124 1.23
2022 22 10-6 5.00 111.2 97 1.51
3 Seasons 52 22-13 3.97 272.1 262 1.33
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
2020 22 571 81 1 1.2 0.7 86.7 114.5 8.9 18.5 .183 .233 .234 .242 .273 32.1 29.7 10.1 1.95 2.44
2021 23 2175 357 34 9.5 6.4 88.3 117.3 6.4 29.4 .240 .410 .293 .317 .374 38.7 23.2 9.9 3.58 4.27
2022 24 2005 341 21 6.2 4.3 89.2 113.4 8.4 32.0 .254 .383 .333 .323 .356 40.5 19.7 11.0 5.00 4.37
Player 4751 779 56 7.2 4.8 88.5 117.3 7.6 29.4 .239 .378 .303 .311 .355 38.8 22.5 10.4
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 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(48.0%) ,
Changeup
(33.4%) ,
Curveball
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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
2020 54.3 18.5 17.3 9.9 46.9 34.6 18.5 11.1 35.8 23.5 22.2 6.2 1.2 0.7
2021 52.1 20.4 21.8 5.6 39.2 35.9 24.9 7.6 37.5 19.6 21.0 4.5 9.5 6.4
2022 48.4 22.9 24.0 4.7 43.4 33.7 22.9 2.3 38.4 20.5 26.7 5.6 6.2 4.3
Player 50.7 21.3 22.3 5.6 41.8 34.8 23.4 5.6 37.7 20.4 23.6 5.1 7.2 4.8
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

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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
2022 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 960 94.0 14.3 -0.4 5.9ARM -0.3 16.7 0.5 5.9ARM -1.4
2022 Curveball ATL R 371 81.7 43.8 -7.0 0.6GLV -6.4 -2.8 -7.1 0.6GLV -8.5
2022 Changeup ATL R 666 88.2 25.3 -2.0 10.4ARM -3.6 9.8 -3.9 10.4ARM -3.8
2021 Sinker ATL R 6 94.1 14.2 -5.3 11.9ARM -2.1 16.9 -8.1 11.9ARM -2.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 1025 94.6 13.2 0.5 5.4ARM -1.3 17.4 1.2 5.4ARM -1.8
2021 Curveball ATL R 443 80.7 48.2 -4.5 0.9GLV -6.8 -6.3 -3.8 0.9GLV -8.3
2021 Sweeper ATL R 17 79.9 51.6 9.4 2.1GLV -12.6 -8.7 8.9 2.1GLV -12.6
2021 Changeup ATL R 682 88.1 23.1 -4.0 10.1ARM -3.1 12.1 -5.8 10.1ARM -3.8
! 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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 -4 962 48.0 231 .306 .444 .380 18.1 10.4 9.9 .298 .459 .383 47.1
2022 Changeup 0.4 3 669 33.4 196 .209 .345 .286 36.5 31.6 22.4 .219 .322 .279 33.0
2022 Curveball -0.9 -3 374 18.7 66 .286 .476 .348 37.5 16.7 12.5 .213 .316 .251 34.6
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 13 1,025 47.1 246 .216 .349 .287 21.3 21.1 19.0 .242 .408 .319 40.6
2021 Changeup 0.7 5 684 31.4 197 .197 .370 .298 34.9 25.9 22.0 .216 .405 .315 31.7
2021 Curveball -0.3 -1 443 20.4 84 .244 .397 .333 35.6 25.0 17.9 .263 .409 .307 50.0
2021 Sweeper -6.3 -1 17 0.8 4 .750 .750 .675 42.9 0.0 -- .430 .508 .410 0.0
2021 Sinker -6.4 0 6 0.3 2 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .806 .883 .747 50.0
! 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
2022 Changeup 662 88.2 98 14.1 1:15 1:45 -30
2022 Curveball 368 81.7 46 5.3 7:15 6:15 60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 958 94.0 99 17.3 12:45 12:45 0
2021 Changeup 679 88.1 99 15.4 1:15 1:30 -15
2021 Curveball 441 80.7 64 8.6 7:00 6:15 45
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1,020 94.6 100 17.8 12:45 12:30 15
2021 Sweeper 17 79.9 67 11.3 7:00 6:15 45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 215 922 12 14 -4 -5 16
2021 601 2,456 19 28 -13 -14 20
2022 493 2,005 -1 24 -15 -12 -4
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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 %
2020 571 50.1 59.8 78.9 26.3 52.0 40.3 60.9 43.1 28.9 8.6 71.4
2021 2,175 46.6 68.7 78.9 26.3 50.3 40.7 58.9 46.1 28.6 7.6 80.6
2022 2,005 43.6 70.8 81.6 28.4 51.7 40.0 56.8 46.9 28.4 6.4 80.5
Player 4,751 45.7 68.4 80.0 27.2 51.1 40.4 58.2 46.1 28.6 7.2 79.2
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
2020 96 93 99 100 83 97 99 79 80 79 33 65 36 64 11 6 99
2021 43 48 43 40 44 13 20 60 49 48 28 69 32 69 12 1 94
2022 28 27 46 65 15 39 70 31 27 27 11 70 39 52 3 1 93
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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 %
2020 25.8 1 0.4 1 2 1 0 0.0
2021 23.7 17 18.1 -1 6 13 8 47.1
2022 24.0 12 12.2 0 5 11 4 33.3
Player 23.9 30 30.7 -1 13 25 12 40.0
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
2020 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2021 17 20 18 18 21 18 21 19 12 14 17 20 19 13 17 22 16 16 19 19 17 20 22 20 16 15 22 21 19 17 16
2022 12 11 12 12 13 12 14 10 8 6 10 16 13 11 13 17 11 10 13 14 10 13 17 15 8 8 16 15 14 13 11
Player 30 31 31 31 35 30 36 29 20 20 27 38 32 24 30 39 28 27 32 34 27 33 40 35 24 23 39 37 33 30 27
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.1 94.6 0.5 ↑ 94.0 -0.6 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 87.4 88.1 0.7 ↑ 88.2 0.1 ↑
Breaking Velocity 80.1 80.7 0.6 ↑ 81.7 1.0 ↑
Exit Velocity 86.7 88.3 1.6 ↑ 89.2 0.9 ↑
Launch Angle 8.9 6.4 -2.5 ↓ 8.4 2.0 ↑
Barrel % 1.2 9.5 8.3 ↑ 6.2 -3.3 ↓
Hard Hit % 32.1 38.7 6.6 ↑ 40.5 1.8 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 18.5 29.4 10.9 ↑ 32.0 2.6 ↑
xBA .183 .240 0.057 ↑ .254 0.014 ↑
BA .172 .221 0.049 ↑ .264 0.043 ↑
xwOBA .242 .317 0.075 ↑ .323 0.006 ↑
wOBA .234 .293 0.059 ↑ .333 0.040 ↑
xSLG .233 .410 0.177 ↑ .383 -0.027 ↓
SLG .230 .371 0.141 ↑ .408 0.037 ↑
K% 29.7 23.2 -6.5 ↓ 19.7 -3.5 ↓
BB% 10.1 9.9 -0.2 ↓ 11.0 1.1 ↑
Swing % 43.1 46.1 3.0 ↑ 46.9 0.8 ↑
Whiff% 28.9 28.6 -0.3 ↓ 28.4 -0.2 ↓
In Zone % 50.1 46.6 -3.5 ↓ 43.6 -3.0 ↓
Out of Zone % 49.9 53.4 3.5 ↑ 56.4 3.0 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 26.3 26.3 0.0 28.4 2.1 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 23.9 31.0 7.1 ↑ 30.2 -0.8 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 60.9 58.9 -2.0 ↓ 56.8 -2.1 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 137 .227 66 0 0.0 71 10 14.1
2021 Shifts 525 .292 272 97 35.7 253 137 54.2
2022 Shifts 493 .333 253 138 54.5 240 72 30.0
! 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 %
2020 161 17.6 27.3% 2.5% 100 25.1 0.0% 10.0%
2021 682 16.1 38.3% 1.0% 306 23.9 0.0% 9.8%
2022 591 16.2 36.2% 1.2% 293 23.8 0.0% 8.9%

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Pitch Distribution

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