How Jimmy Anderson's Win Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Jimmy Anderson posted a career Win Percentage of 34.72, well below the starting pitcher average of 50.35 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Win Percentage season came in 1999, posting 66.67, well above the starting pitcher average of 50.72 that year. The lowest point came in 2003 at 16.67, well below the starting pitcher average of 51.01 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 38.1 in 2002 to 16.67 in 2003. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Win Percentage profile — ranging from 16.67 to 66.67 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jimmy Anderson Lifetime Win Percentage

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Jimmy Anderson
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Career34.72
Season Avg.34.72
162 Game Avg.34.72
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Jimmy Anderson Win Percentage Per Season

Jimmy Anderson's Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage per season line chart

Jimmy Anderson Win Percentage by Team

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

Jimmy Anderson Win Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jimmy Anderson's career Win Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jimmy Anderson Win Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Jimmy Anderson Win Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jimmy Anderson's seasonal Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jimmy Anderson Win Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jimmy Anderson's MLB career with Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage season-by-season breakdown table