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.

Ian Anderson

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

Active Player

W–L 22–14

ERA 4.22

WHIP 1.37

SO 270

Pitcher PIV 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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	14	59	52	0	0	0	281.7	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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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2020	ATL	NL	3	2	6	6	32.3	21	7	14	41	1.95	4.45 (+56%)	1555.3
2021	ATL	NL	9	5	24	24	128.3	105	51	53	124	3.58	4.27 (+16%)	477.0
2022	ATL	NL	10	6	22	22	111.7	115	62	54	97	5.00	3.97 (-26%)	-785.6
2025	LAA	AL	0	1	7	0	9.3	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

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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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

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

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

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
4	0	8	8	0	35.7	20	5	17	40	1.26

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	5.7	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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	59	52	20	28	2	2

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	59

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

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.