2022 Stats
W-L
10-6
ERA
5.00
WHIP
1.51
K
97
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Few players saw their stock drop as much over the past year as Anderson. He finished third in Rookie of the Year voting in 2021 and helped Atlanta to a title by allowing just three runs in four playoff starts, but his ERA backed all the way up to 5.00 in his second full season. He reached that number in 22 starts, as he was banished to the minors in mid-August and missed the tail end of the season with a strained oblique. Anderson's 4.25 FIP and 4.58 SIERA suggest that his ERA overstated his struggles to a certain extent, though neither number is encouraging. The 24-year-old carried a career 24.5 K% into the season but saw that mark drop to 19.7% last year, while his already high walk rate jumped to 11.0%. A merely above-average 47.9% groundball rate couldn't overcome those issues. Anderson's prospect pedigree and the fact that he pitched quite well in 2021 make him an interesting bounceback candidate, but there's no guarantee he even has a major-league role to begin the year. Read Past Outlooks

Dispatched to Triple-A
Atlanta optioned Anderson to Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
The way the regular-season schedule lines up, Atlanta is going to need a fifth starter out of the gate. Bryce Elder was also optioned to Triple-A on Tuesday, so maybe that assignment will go to Jared Shuster or Dylan Dodd. Anderson, 24, posted a rough 5.00 ERA over 22 major-league starts in 2022 and was struggling to find the strike zone this spring in Grapefruit League play.
The way the regular-season schedule lines up, Atlanta is going to need a fifth starter out of the gate. Bryce Elder was also optioned to Triple-A on Tuesday, so maybe that assignment will go to Jared Shuster or Dylan Dodd. Anderson, 24, posted a rough 5.00 ERA over 22 major-league starts in 2022 and was struggling to find the strike zone this spring in Grapefruit League play.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
94
How many pitches does Ian Anderson generally throw?
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What part of the game does Ian Anderson generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-33%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .200 | 133 | 62 | 100 | 12 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .265 | 129 | 59 | 141 | 17 | |||
2022vs Left | .211 | 49 | 31 | 44 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .313 | 48 | 23 | 71 | 10 | |||
2021vs Left | .205 | 58 | 23 | 47 | 10 | |||
2021vs Right | .236 | 66 | 30 | 58 | 6 | |||
2020vs Left | .145 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | .200 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-4%
ERA on Road
2022
-20%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 4.06 | 1.31 | 124.0 | 8.5 | 4.0 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 3.88 | 1.34 | 148.1 | 8.8 | 4.0 | ||||
2022Home | 5.63 | 1.63 | 48.0 | 8.3 | 5.1 | ||||
2022Away | 4.52 | 1.43 | 63.2 | 7.5 | 3.8 | ||||
2021Home | 3.52 | 1.13 | 61.1 | 8.4 | 3.2 | ||||
2021Away | 3.63 | 1.33 | 67.0 | 9.0 | 4.2 | ||||
2020Home | 1.23 | 1.09 | 14.2 | 9.8 | 3.7 | ||||
2020Away | 2.55 | 1.08 | 17.2 | 12.7 | 4.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ian Anderson compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.80K/9
7.8BB/9
4.4HR/9
1.0Fastball
94.1 mphERA
5.00WHIP
1.51BABIP
.321GB/FB
1.78Left On Base
69.6%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.0%Spin Rate
1798 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.2%Swinging Strike
12.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Anderson finished fifth in NL Rookie of the Year voting, garnering three third place votes. He was a playoff hero, winning two of four starts while posting a 0.96 ERA in 18.2 innings. Anderson's season-long 3.58 ERA was deemed half a run too low by its estimators, with a lucky .261 BABIP lending a helping hand. Walks have always been an issue, though Anderson's 9.9 BB% is an improvement over recent seasons. He features a four-seam fastball, curve and changeup with the latter two responsible for most of his punchouts. Anderson throws his heater almost half the time, so if he tweaks his pitch mix, he could add a tick or two to his 23.2 K%. Anderson was sidelined for about six weeks after the break with shoulder soreness, but he showed no ill effects after returning. There is a lot to like, and Anderson would not be the first 24-year-old pitcher to improve control, but paying for it is a slippery slope.
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Fans five in second outing
Anderson gave up an unearned run on one hit and two walks over 2.1 innings while striking out five in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Yankees.
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Struggles in spring debut
Anderson gave up four runs on three hits and three walks over 1.1 innings in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins. He struck out one and served up home runs to Edouard Julien and Willi Castro.
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Starting Tuesday
Anderson will start Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Working on slider
Anderson is working on a slider, though he expects to continue to primarily throw his fastball and changeup, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
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Revamps mechanics
Anderson underwent a biometric evaluation this offseason that helped him adjust his mechanics on the mound, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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