Pitcher · 2026
Drew Anderson
- Age
- 32
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #38
- Born
- March 22, 1994 in Reno, NV, USA
- MLB debut
- August 1, 2017
- Drafted
- 2012, round 21
- High school
- Galena
- Salary, 2026
- $7M
- dbWAR
- .6 1 season(s)
- IP
- 67.1
- ERA
- 4.01
- FIP
- 3.80
- K/9
- 10.4
- FIP−
- 91 100 = avg
Drew Anderson is a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. In 2026 he struck out 78 batters over 67.1 innings across 41 appearances, going 4-4. His ERA of 4.01 was 4.0% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 12th of 17 on his team, and 247th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.80 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 28.9% of swings (14.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 27.0%. His 0.6 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 140 | 126 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 33 | .238 | .297 | .333 | .281 | 23.6% |
| vs RHB | 150 | 131 | 32 | 6 | 16 | 45 | .244 | .340 | .458 | .352 | 30.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Drew Anderson throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 460 | 95.7 | 2,279 | 50.9% | 20.5% | |
| Changeup | 347 | 90.3 | 1,490 | 45.2% | 37.6% | |
| Curveball | 255 | 80.4 | 2,710 | 49.0% | 35.2% | |
| Slider | 53 | 87.3 | 2,639 | 47.2% | 31.0% | |
| Sinker | 14 | 95.2 | 2,080 | 28.6% | 0.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 3 | 67.1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 30 | 78 | 25 | 4.01 | 3.80 | 1.29 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 96 | 91 | 0.6 | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.