What years did Ian Anderson play?

Ian Anderson played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2022.

Was Ian Anderson a pitcher?

Yes. Ian Anderson pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 270 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ian Anderson hit?

Ian Anderson hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Ian Anderson's career batting average?

Ian Anderson batted .054 over his career, with 2 hits in 37 at bats.

What was Ian Anderson's career ERA?

Ian Anderson finished with a 4.22 career ERA, going 22-14 with 270 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ian Anderson have?

Ian Anderson recorded 270 career strikeouts.

Ian Anderson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2020-2022)

Ian Anderson is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2020 for the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 3 seasons. Across 59 career appearances, he has gone 22-14 with a 4.22 ERA and 270 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1246.7.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 22–14

ERA 4.22

WHIP 1.37

SO 270

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 1246.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 170 lb
Born: 5/2/1998 in Rexford, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 2020-08-26
Last Game: 2022-08-13

Full name: Ian Theodore Anderson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ian Anderson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	14	59	52	0	0	0	281.2	258	132	31	128	270	4.22	1246.7

Career ERA 4.22 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ian Anderson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2020	ATL	NL	3	2	6	6	32.1	21	7	14	41	1.95	4.45 (+56%)	1555.3
2021	ATL	NL	9	5	24	24	128.1	105	51	53	124	3.58	4.27 (+16%)	477.0
2022	ATL	NL	10	6	22	22	111.2	115	62	54	97	5.00	3.97 (-26%)	-785.6
2025	LAA	AL	0	1	7	0	9.1	17	12	7	8	11.57	4.16 (-178%)	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			22	14	59	52	281.2	258	132	128	270	4.22	—	1,247

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Ian Anderson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
59	37	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	29	.054	.079	.081	.160	0

Career AVG .054 vs. league average .244 across their career seasons — 77.8% below league average.

Career OBP .079 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 75.0% below league average.

Career SLG .081 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 80.0% below league average.

Career OPS .160 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 77.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ian Anderson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2020	ATL	NL	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	ATL	NL	24	37	2	1	1	29	.054	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	ATL	NL	22	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	LAA	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			59	37	2	1	1	29	.054	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ian Anderson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ian Anderson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2021	NLCS	ATL	2	1	1	.000
2021	NLDS1	ATL	1	1	1	.000
2021	WS	ATL	1	2	1	.000
2020	NLCS	ATL	2	0	0	.000
2020	NLDS2	ATL	1	0	0	.000
2020	NLWC4	ATL	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ian Anderson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
4	0	8	8	0	35.2	20	5	17	40	1.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ian Anderson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2021	NLCS	ATL	0	2	2	7.0	6	3	4	6	3.86
2021	NLDS1	ATL	1	1	1	5.0	3	0	0	6	0.00
2021	WS	ATL	1	1	1	5.0	0	0	3	4	0.00
2020	NLCS	ATL	0	2	2	7.0	6	2	7	7	2.57
2020	NLDS2	ATL	1	1	1	5.2	3	0	1	8	0.00
2020	NLWC4	ATL	1	1	1	6.0	2	0	2	9	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ian Anderson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	27	18	0	1	0	0	.056
Away	32	19	0	1	0	0	.053

Pitching — Home / Away

Ian Anderson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	27	128.1	113	61	60	120	4.28
Away	32	153.1	145	71	68	150	4.17

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ian Anderson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-04-22	LAA	PIT	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0
2025-04-20	LAA	SFG	—	1.1	0	1	1	3	1	0
2025-04-17	LAA	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-04-11	LAA	HOU	—	2.0	5	3	3	1	2	2
2025-04-05	LAA	CLE	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
2025-04-02	LAA	STL	L	1.0	6	5	4	1	1	0
2025-04-01	LAA	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2022-08-13	ATL	MIA	W	6.0	5	2	2	1	4	1
2022-08-05	ATL	NYN	—	4.2	7	4	4	4	3	0
2022-07-30	ATL	AZ	W	6.0	1	0	0	1	9	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ian Anderson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	59	52	20	28	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ian Anderson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2020	ATL	P	6	6	2	1	1	0
2021	ATL	P	24	24	8	16	1	2
2022	ATL	P	22	22	8	10	0	0
2025	LAA	P	7	0	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ian Anderson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	59

Award Voting History

Ian Anderson — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2021	Rookie of the Year	NL	5th	3.0	150	0
2020	Rookie of the Year	NL	7th	1.0	150	0

Ian Anderson: the record in brief

Ian Anderson's major league record starts with the debut on August 26, 2020 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. The season rows list, in order, the Atlanta Braves (2020 to 2022) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2025). At 6'3" and 170 pounds, Anderson is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Anderson both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is May 2, 1998, in Rexford, NY, USA. On the record, Ian Anderson was born Ian Theodore Anderson.

Across 59 games (52 starts), Anderson has recorded 22 wins against 14 losses with a 4.22 ERA. Also on Anderson's record: 270 strikeouts. Anderson's 4.22 ERA was close to the 4.17 league figure for those seasons. Anderson won 10 games in 2022, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 124 in 2021. In 2021, one of the busiest seasons, Anderson posted a 3.58 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.27. Anderson's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 1,246.7.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ian Anderson

What years did Ian Anderson play?: Ian Anderson played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2022.
Was Ian Anderson a pitcher?: Yes. Ian Anderson pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 270 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ian Anderson hit?: Ian Anderson hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Ian Anderson's career batting average?: Ian Anderson batted .054 over his career, with 2 hits in 37 at bats.
What was Ian Anderson's career ERA?: Ian Anderson finished with a 4.22 career ERA, going 22-14 with 270 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ian Anderson have?: Ian Anderson recorded 270 career strikeouts.