Page 82 - 2021 ATL Media Guide

FRONT OFFICE IAN 36
ANDERSON

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
Full Name: Ian Theodore Anderson
MANAGER & STAFF Height: 6-3 Weight: 170
Throws: Right
Bats: Right
DOB: May 2, 1998
Opening Day Age: 22
Born: Rexford, NY
MLB Service Time: 0.094
MLB Debut: August 26, 2020 Resides: Rexford, NY
Acquired: Braves’ first-round pick (3rd overall) in 2016
Contract Status: Signed through 2021
IAN ANDERSON «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« CAREER HIGHS
««««««««««««««««««««««««««««
MLB.com’s 2021
Top 100 PROSPECTS List # 18
Most Innings Pitched
«««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 7.0, 9/12/20, ATL at WSH
««««««««««««««««««««««««««««
SEASON IN REVIEW 2020 Most Runs
3, 2x, last: 9/24/20, ATL vs. MIA
• Made six starts during his rookie campaign and
went 3-2 with a 1.95 ERA (7 ER/32.1 IP) and 41
Most Earned Runs
strikeouts...He finished seventh in N.L. Rookie of
the Year balloting. 3, 9/19/20, ATL at NYM
Most Hits Allowed
• He entered the season ranked by MLB.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT • His 41 strikeouts are the most by a Braves Most Home Runs Allowed
7, 9/24/20, ATL vs. MIA
com as Atlanta’s top pitching prospect,
and as the Braves’ No. 3 prospect overall.
1, 8/26/20[1] vs. NYY
pitcher through their first six appearances
Most Walks
in the live-ball era, passing Mike Minor
who had 36.
• Since the Braves moved to Atlanta in 1966, just 4, 2x, last: 9/19/20, ATL at NYM
Most Strikeouts
one other starter opened their career with six
BRAVES HISTORY starts and a lower ERA than Anderson’s 1.95 Longest winning streak
9, 9/12/20, ATL at WSH
mark…David Hale pitched to a 1.83 ERA over six
starts between 2013-14.
3 games, 8/26-9/12/20
• Made his major league debut, August 26 vs.
NYY, and allowed just one hit and one run Longest losing streak
over 6.0 innings to earn the win in Game 1 of a 2 games, 9/19/20-present
doubleheader.
• Carried a no-hit bid through 5.1 innings…
OPPONENTS Per Elias, Anderson’s 5.1 no-hit innings • Prior to Anderson, 11 pitchers had made
was the longest bid in a debut since
their debuts as a starter against the
Tampa Bay’s Brendan McCay on June
29 of last season, and the longest by any Yankees since 2011, with the Yankees
going 10-1 in those contests and those
Braves pitcher in his debut since the team starters going 1-7 with a 5.09 ERA.
moved to Atlanta in 1966.
• Beat the Yankees in his debut, August 26, and beat
• Debuted against the New York Yankees on
MISCELLANEOUS 82 2021 ATLANTA BRAVES MEDIA GUIDE just the second pitcher since 1920 to beat the
Boston in his next start, September 1...Became
August 26 and held them to one run over 6.0
innings to earn the win.
Yankees and Red Sox in his first two starts.