Brian Anderson
Historical · 3B

Brian Anderson

6' 3", 208 lbs·Lived to 33·Bats R / Throws R
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
BalancedA well-rounded profile without a single dominant tendency.2017–2024 · 1,625 batted balls
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Career Highs
.811
Best OPS · 2019
20
Most HR · 2019
66
Most RBI · 2019
.273
Best AVG · 2018
Career Arc · OPS
7 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

8 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2017MIA258408.262.70694
2018MIA1565901165.273.757104
2019MIA1264592066.261.811107
2020MIA592001138.255.810110
2021MIA67233728.249.71598
2022MIA98338828.222.65793
2023MIL96318940.226.67892
2024ATL3500.000.0000
Career630222766273.251
Barrel Surface

Every ball this hitter has put in play — how hard it left the bat, and at what angle. The red field behind the dots shows how much damage that kind of contact does, league-wide: the darker the red, the better things go for the hitter.

1,622 BBE · 2017–2024 · 89.1 mph avg EV · 8.2% barrels
406080100-60-3030600EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)LAUNCH ANGLE (°)BARRELZONE
LEAGUE xwOBA0.02.0
BATTED BALLS11025+

The field — league-average xwOBA (what a batted ball is typically worth: 0.0 is a sure out, ~2.0 a sure home run) for every exit-velocity × launch-angle combination, measured from 1.3 million regular-season balls in play since 2015. The dark ridge — balls hit 105+ mph at 25–30° — is the barrel zone, where contact becomes near-automatic extra bases.

The dots — this hitter’s career regular-season balls in play, grouped to a fine grid; a bigger dot means more batted balls at that exact combination. Dots piled onto the red ridge are damage; dots low on the pale field are weak or mishit contact. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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