Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the first round (third overall) of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft... Signed by Greg Morhardt....On Atlanta’s injured list (right shoulder inflammation) from July 13 to Aug. 29, 2021; included an injury rehabilitation assignment to Gwinnett (AAA).
2023
Made just one start with Triple-A Gwinnett before undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery on April 13.
2022
Made 22 starts in his second full Major League season and went 10-6 with a 5.00 ERA (62 ER/111.2 IP)…Was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Aug. 7 and spent most of the remainder of the season with the Stripers. Made the 50th start of his Major League career, July 30 vs. Arizona. Over his first 50 career games, compiled a 21-13 record with a 3.92 ERA (114 ER/261.2 IP) and 255 strikeouts. Is one of just four pitchers in Atlanta franchise history (since 1966) to win at least 21 of their first 50 games, joining Kevin Milwood and Pat Javis, who each won 24, and Julio Teheran, who also won 21. Completed 6.0 innings in just eight of his 22 starts this season. Among the 111 pitchers in baseball to make at least 22 starts this season, Anderson’s 111.2 innings ranked 106th. Anderson threw 2,005 pitches this season and completed just 111.2 innings...Among pitchers with as many starts this year, his 18.0 pitches per inning were fifth most in the Majors. Won 10 games on the season, the first 10-win season of his Major League career. Atlanta scored 131 runs in his 22 starts... Among pitchers with as many turns on the season, Anderson’s 5.95 runs of support per game were most in the Majors. Anderson’s support was easily most in the N.L., a full half-run better then next place Clayton Kershaw, who received 5.45 runs. Went 3-2 and pitched to a 6.91 ERA (22 ER/28.2 IP) over six starts in June, the highest ERA in the National League. Only the White Sox’ Lucas Giolito, who pitched to a 7.67 ERA, had a higher mark. Anderson’s ERA is the highest for a Braves starter in a single month (min. five starts) since 2016, when Aaron Blair pitched to a 9.51 ERA in June and Matt Wisler posted an 8.89 ERA in July. Started on June 2 at Colorado and allowed a career-most 10 hits, while matching his career highs in runs (five) and strikeouts (nine)…Earned the win in Atlanta’s 13-6 defeat of the Rockies.
2021
Made 24 starts during his rookie season and went 9-5 with a 3.58 ERA (51 ER/128.1 IP) and 124 strikeouts...He entered the season ranked by MLB.com as Atlanta’s top pitching prospect, and as the Braves’ No. 2 prospect overall...He was rated as the No. 18 prospect in baseball...He lost prospect status in his start, April 21 at NYY, when he eclipsed 50.0 career innings in the majors...He went 3-2 with a 1.95 ERA over six starts in his debut season last year...Allowed 17 earned runs in the first inning, pitching to a 6.38 ERA and a 5.94 FIP...Threw 499 pitches, an average of 21 pitches per first inning...Pitched to a 2.93 ERA (34 ER/104.1 IP) in all other innings, compiling a 3.73 FIP and throwing just 16 pitches per inning...In his start, April 27, held Chicago to just one hit over 7.0 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out eight...He became the first pitcher in baseball’s live-ball era (since 1920) to have three starts of at least 6.0 innings and no more than one hit allowed in his first 11 games...Anderson held the Yankees to just one hit over 6.0 innings in his major league debut, and allowed just one hit over 7.0 shutout innings on September 20 of last season at Washington. ...Carried a no-hitter through 6.0 innings, May 15 at Milwaukee, before leaving after allowing two hits and one run to open the seventh...Anderson’s outing was the longest no-hit bid by a Braves starter since 2018, when Mike Foltynewicz held the Phillies hitless over his first 6.0 innings on Sept. 22 to clinch the NL East title for Atlanta....Beat the Yankees in the Bronx, April 21, and beat the Mets in Flushing, 1-0, in Game 2 of a doubleheader, June 21...Anderson was born in Rexford, NY, and attended Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park...Anderson became the first native New Yorker to beat the Yankees and Mets in New York in the same season. ...The last native New Yorker to beat two New York teams on the road in a single season was Philadelphia’s Jim Konstanty (Strykersville) and Chicago’s Turk Lown (Brooklyn) in 1953...Both pitchers beat the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants in relief that season...Started, June 4 vs. Los Angeles-NL, and allowed just one hit and fanned six over 4.1 innings, but took his third loss of the season after the Dodgers scored eight times in the fourth inning. ...Became the second Braves starter in the live-ball era (since 1920) to allow just one hit over at least 4.0 innings but surrender at least four runs...Steve Bedrosian allowed one hit, four walks and four runs over 5.0 innings to beat the Giants, 8-7, on October 6, 1985...Started July 11 at Miami and allowed six hits, five walks and four runs over just 2.1 innings...Threw 64 pitches...Was placed on the Injured List on July 16 (retro to July 13) with right shoulder inflammation, and missed 39 games.Made four starts in the postseason and went 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA (3 ER/17.0 IP) and 16 strikeouts… Atlanta went 4-0 in his starts...Is 4-0 over eight starts in the postseason for his career, compiling a 1.26 ERA (5 ER/35.2 IP)…Atlanta is 7-1 in his starts...Started Game 3 of the NLDS vs. Milwaukee and pitched 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and fanning six…Atlanta won, 3-0…The start was the fifth of his postseason career...In his first five career postseason starts, pitched 23.2 innings and allowed only two earned runs…The only other pitcher in baseball history with at least 20 innings and two-or-fewer earned runs across his first five postseason starts is Hall-of-Famer Christy Mathewson (New York Giants, 1905-11)....Did not allow a run in any of his first three career playoff starts, and four of his first five postseason starts were scoreless...He is the first pitcher in baseball history to have at least four scoreless starts of at least four innings apiece within his first five postseason starts...Started Game 3 of the World Series in Atlanta and pitched 5.0 hitless innings, walking three and striking out four…Atlanta won, 2-0...Became only the second pitcher to throw 5.0 or more hitless innings in a World Series game, joining the Yankees’ Don Larsen...Only Derek Lowe (2010 NLDS Game 4) and Bill James (1914 World Series Game 2) have had longer postseason no-hit bids for the Braves…They each carried bids through 5.1 innings...Anderson’s no-hitter through five innings matched two of Tom Glavine's postseason no-hit bids (1995 World Series Game 6 and ‘98 NLDS Game 2).
2020
Made six starts during his rookie campaign and went 3-2 with a 1.95 ERA (7 ER/32.1 IP) and 41 strikeouts...He finished seventh in N.L. Rookie of the Year balloting...He entered the season ranked by MLB. com as Atlanta’s top pitching prospect, and as the Braves’ No. 3 prospect overall...His 41 strikeouts are the most by a Braves pitcher through their first six appearances in the live-ball era, passing Mike Minor who had 36...Since the Braves moved to Atlanta in 1966, just one other starter opened their career with six starts and a lower ERA than Anderson’s 1.95 mark…David Hale pitched to a 1.83 ERA over six starts between 2013-14...Made his major league debut, August 26 vs. NYY, and allowed just one hit and one run over 6.0 innings to earn the win in Game 1 of a doubleheader...Carried a no-hit bid through 5.1 innings… Per Elias, Anderson’s 5.1 no-hit innings was the longest bid in a debut since Tampa Bay’s Brendan McCay on June 29 of last season, and the longest by any Braves pitcher in his debut since the team moved to Atlanta in 1966...Debuted against the New York Yankees on August 26 and held them to one run over 6.0 innings to earn the win... Prior to Anderson, 11 pitchers had made their debuts as a starter against the Yankees since 2011, with the Yankees going 10-1 in those contests and those starters going 1-7 with a 5.09 ERA...Beat the Yankees in his debut, August 26, and beat Boston in his next start, September 1...Became just the second pitcher since 1920 to beat the Yankees and Red Sox in his first two starts...Became just the 18th pitcher in baseball’s live-ball era (since 1920) to start against both the Yankees and Red Sox in their first two games, with the Angels’ Jason Dickson doing so last in 1996...Of the 17 starters prior to Anderson to face the Yankees and Red Sox in their first two games since 1920 just one had earned the win in both games... Cleveland’s Luis Tiant beat the Yankees, 3-0 in his debut on July 19, 1964, before beating the Red Sox, 6-1, on July 24...Started on September 12 vs. Washington and set career highs in innings (7.0) and strikeouts (9) while holding the Nationals scoreless over 7.0 one-hit innings...Anderson also allowed one hit over 6.0 innings in his MLB debut...He became just the second pitcher over the last 120 seasons to allow one hit or less in two starts of at least 6.0 innings within his first four career appearances…The only other pitcher to do so was Philadelphia’s Marvin Freeman in 1986.
2020 POSTSEASON
Made four starts in the postseason and went 2-0 with a 0.96 ERA (2 ER/18.2 IP) and 24 strikeouts… Pitched Game 2 of the Wild Card Series vs. Cincinnati, Game 2 of the NLDS vs. Miami and Games 2 and 7 of the NLCS vs. Los Angeles...Did not allow a run in any of his first three career playoff starts...He is the first pitcher in franchise history to make three straight playoff starts and not allow a run…Anderson is one of just two pitchers in baseball history to open their postseason career with three consecutive scoreless starts of at least 4.0 innings, joining Hall-of-Famer Christy Mathewson…Mathewson pitched shutouts in Game 1, Game 3 and Game 5 of the 1905 World Series in his first three playoff starts...Started Game 7 of the NLCS and is the first Braves rookie to ever start a winner-take-all playoff game…Anderson started at 22 years, 169 days old, and is the sixth youngest pitcher in history to start a winner-take-all playoff game...He is the youngest to do so since Cleveland’s Jaret Wright started Game 7 of the 1997 World Series at 21 years, 301 days...Bret Saberhagen (1985 World Series & ALCS), Fernando Valenzuela (1981 NLCS), Marty Bystrom (1980 NLCS) and Don Gullett (1972 NLCS) are the only other pitchers younger than Anderson to start a winner-take-all playoff game...Made his second career postseason start in Game 2 of the NLDS and held Miami to just three hits and one walk over 5.2 scoreless innings, striking out eight...Blanked Cincinnati in his playoff debut, and became just the third pitcher in franchise history with back-to-back scoreless starts in the postseason…Steve Avery did so in Games 2 and 6 of the 1991 NLCS at Pittsburgh, and Lew Burdette did so in Games 5 and 7 of the 1957 World Series vs. New York...Anderson is the first pitcher in franchise history with multiple scoreless postseason starts in which he allowed no more than three hits and struck out at least eight after doing so in each of his first two postseason appearances…He is just the eighth pitcher in history with two such playoff starts, joining Trevor Bauer, Kevin Brown, Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Cliff Lee, Pedro Martinez and Justin Verlander…No pitcher has three such starts in the playoffs...With his start in the Wild Card Game, became the first pitcher in franchise history to start in the postseason despite making no more than six career regular season appearances...Anderson was the first pitcher in baseball to make a postseason start with no more than six career regular season games since Cleveland’s Ryan Merritt in Game 5 of the 2016 ALCS vs. Toronto.
