How Jimmy Anderson's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Jimmy Anderson totaled 122 career Games Pitched, well below the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Games Pitched season came in 2001, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 22.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2003 at 8, well below the starting pitcher average of 22.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 28 in 2002 to 8 in 2003 and 12 in 2004, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 8 to 34 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jimmy Anderson Lifetime Games Pitched

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Jimmy Anderson
Games Pitched
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Season Avg.20.33
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Jimmy Anderson Games Pitched Per Season

Jimmy Anderson's Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched per season line chart

Jimmy Anderson Games Pitched by Team

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

Jimmy Anderson Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Jimmy Anderson's career Games Pitched, 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 Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Jimmy Anderson Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jimmy Anderson's seasonal Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jimmy Anderson Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jimmy Anderson's MLB career with Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table