How Jimmy Anderson's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Jimmy Anderson totaled 3 career Complete Games, well below the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Complete Games season came in 2000, posting 1, above the starting pitcher average of 0.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 1 in 2002 to 0 in 2003 and 0 in 2004, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jimmy Anderson Lifetime Complete Games

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Jimmy Anderson Complete Games Per Season

Jimmy Anderson's Complete Games for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jimmy Anderson Complete Games per season line chart

Jimmy Anderson Complete Games by Team

Jimmy Anderson's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jimmy Anderson career Complete Games by team bar chart

Jimmy Anderson Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Jimmy Anderson's career Complete Games, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jimmy Anderson Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Jimmy Anderson Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jimmy Anderson's seasonal Complete Games alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jimmy Anderson Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jimmy Anderson Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jimmy Anderson's MLB career with Complete Games alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jimmy Anderson Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table