What years did Larry Andersen play?

Larry Andersen played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1994.

Was Larry Andersen a pitcher?

Yes. Larry Andersen pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 758 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Larry Andersen hit?

Larry Andersen hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

What was Larry Andersen's career batting average?

Larry Andersen batted .132 over his career, with 5 hits in 38 at bats.

What was Larry Andersen's career ERA?

Larry Andersen finished with a 3.15 career ERA, going 40-39 with 758 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Larry Andersen have?

Larry Andersen recorded 758 career strikeouts.

Larry Andersen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1994)

Larry Andersen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1994 for 6 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 20 seasons. Across 699 career appearances, he went 40-39 with a 3.15 ERA, 758 strikeouts, and 49 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 22588.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 40–39

ERA 3.15

WHIP 1.25

SO 758

Pitcher PIV 22588.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 5/6/1953 in Portland, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 1975-09-05
Last Game: 1994-07-31

Full name: Larry Eugene Andersen

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Pitching Statistics

Larry Andersen — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
40	39	699	1	0	0	49	995.1	932	348	58	311	758	3.15	22588.4

Career ERA 3.15 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 19.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Larry Andersen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1975	CLE	AL	0	0	3	0	0	5.2	4	3	2	4	4.76	—	0.0
1977	CLE	AL	0	1	11	0	0	14.1	10	5	9	8	3.14	4.00 (+21%)	-148.3
1979	CLE	AL	0	0	8	0	0	16.2	25	14	4	7	7.56	4.00 (-89%)	-395.9
1981	SEA	AL	3	3	41	0	5	67.2	57	20	18	40	2.66	3.58 (+26%)	875.4
1982	SEA	AL	0	0	40	1	1	79.2	100	53	23	32	5.99	3.86 (-55%)	-3341.8
1983	PHI	NL	1	0	17	0	0	26.1	19	7	9	14	2.39	3.87 (+38%)	764.7
1984	PHI	NL	3	7	64	0	4	90.2	85	24	25	54	2.38	3.81 (+37%)	1592.8
1985	PHI	NL	3	3	57	0	3	73.0	78	35	26	50	4.32	3.89 (-11%)	920.3
1986	PHI	NL	0	0	10	0	0	12.2	19	6	3	9	4.26	3.97 (-7%)	607.0
1986	HOU	NL	2	1	38	0	1	64.2	64	20	23	33	2.78	3.97 (+30%)	1157.6
1987	HOU	NL	9	5	67	0	5	101.2	95	39	41	94	3.45	4.29 (+20%)	2874.3
1988	HOU	NL	2	4	53	0	5	82.2	82	27	20	66	2.94	3.73 (+21%)	2790.3
1989	HOU	NL	4	4	60	0	3	87.2	63	15	24	85	1.54	3.71 (+59%)	3946.5
1990	HOU	NL	5	2	50	0	6	73.2	61	16	24	68	1.95	3.86 (+49%)	2856.9
1990	BOS	AL	0	0	15	0	1	22.0	18	3	3	25	1.23	3.86 (+68%)	1536.1
1991	SDN	NL	3	4	38	0	13	47.0	39	12	13	40	2.30	3.91 (+41%)	2287.1
1992	SDN	NL	1	1	34	0	2	35.0	26	13	8	35	3.34	3.75 (+11%)	1276.2
1993	PHI	NL	3	2	64	0	0	61.2	54	20	21	67	2.92	4.19 (+30%)	2282.1
1994	PHI	NL	1	2	29	0	0	32.2	33	16	15	27	4.41	4.51 (+2%)	707.2
Career · 19 seasons			40	39	699	1	49	995.1	932	348	311	758	3.15	—	22,588

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Larry Andersen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
699	38	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	.132	.195	.132	.327	0

Career AVG .132 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 49.3% below league average.

Career OBP .195 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.

Career SLG .132 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 66.3% below league average.

Career OPS .327 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Larry Andersen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1975	CLE	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	CLE	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	CLE	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SEA	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SEA	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	PHI	NL	17	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	PHI	NL	64	4	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	PHI	NL	57	4	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	PHI	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	HOU	NL	38	6	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	HOU	NL	67	6	1	1	1	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	HOU	NL	53	6	1	2	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	HOU	NL	60	3	0	1	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	HOU	NL	50	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	BOS	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SDN	NL	38	2	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SDN	NL	34	1	1	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	PHI	NL	64	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	PHI	NL	29	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 19 seasons			699	38	4	5	3	15	.132	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Larry Andersen — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Larry Andersen — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1993	NLCS	PHI	3	.000
1993	WS	PHI	4	.000
1990	ALCS	BOS	3	.000
1986	NLCS	HOU	2	.000
1983	WS	PHI	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Larry Andersen — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	14	0	1	18.0	17	12	9	13	6.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Larry Andersen — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1993	NLCS	PHI	0	3	1	2.1	4	4	1	3	15.43
1993	WS	PHI	0	4	0	3.2	5	5	3	3	12.27
1990	ALCS	BOS	1	3	0	3.0	3	2	3	3	6.00
1986	NLCS	HOU	0	2	0	5.0	1	0	2	3	0.00
1983	WS	PHI	0	2	0	4.0	4	1	0	1	2.25

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1398 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Larry Andersen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	359	13	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	340	25	3	5	0	0	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Larry Andersen — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	359	520.0	480	167	159	411	2.89
Away	340	475.1	452	181	152	347	3.43

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Larry Andersen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1994-07-31	PHI	ATL	—	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	0
1994-07-26	PHI	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1994-07-25	PHI	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1994-07-23	PHI	SDP	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	4	0
1994-07-22	PHI	SDP	L	1.1	3	3	3	2	1	0
1994-07-20	PHI	SFG	—	1.2	3	3	2	0	2	1
1994-07-18	PHI	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1994-07-17	PHI	LAD	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0
1994-07-15	PHI	LAD	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
1994-07-09	PHI	SFG	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Larry Andersen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	699	1	97	151	25	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Larry Andersen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1975	CLE	P	3	0	1	1	0	0
1977	CLE	P	11	0	3	6	2	1
1979	CLE	P	8	0	0	4	0	1
1981	SEA	P	41	0	5	9	0	1
1982	SEA	P	40	1	8	14	0	2
1983	PHI	P	17	0	2	6	0	0
1984	PHI	P	64	0	5	16	4	1
1985	PHI	P	57	0	5	21	2	2
1986	PHI	P	10	0	2	2	1	1
1986	HOU	P	38	0	8	9	1	2
1987	HOU	P	67	0	12	10	3	0
1988	HOU	P	53	0	9	9	2	1
1989	HOU	P	60	0	10	13	4	0
1990	HOU	P	50	0	11	12	1	1
1990	BOS	P	15	0	2	0	1	0
1991	SDN	P	38	0	5	7	1	0
1992	SDN	P	34	0	4	5	1	0
1993	PHI	P	64	0	3	4	1	1
1994	PHI	P	29	0	2	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Larry Andersen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	699

Salary History

Larry Andersen — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1994	PHI	NL	$350,000
1993	PHI	NL	$700,000
1992	SDN	NL	$2,000,000
1991	SDN	NL	$2,000,000
1990	HOU	NL	$965,000
1989	HOU	NL	$475,000
1988	HOU	NL	$450,000
1987	HOU	NL	$300,000
1986	HOU	NL	$60,000
1986	PHI	NL	$240,000
1985	PHI	NL	$250,500
Total Career Earnings			$7,790,500

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Larry Andersen (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

Compare Larry Andersen

Browse all MLB player comparisons →

Larry Andersen: the record in brief

Larry Andersen's major league career runs from a debut on September 5, 1975 to a final game on July 31, 1994. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (1975 to 1979), the Seattle Mariners (1981 through 1982), the Philadelphia Phillies (1983 through 1994), the Houston Astros (1986 through 1990), the Boston Red Sox (1990), and the San Diego Padres (1991 to 1992). Born on May 6, 1953, in Portland, OR, USA, Andersen is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 200 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The bio lists the given name Larry Eugene.

Andersen pitched in 699 games, starting 1, and finished with a 40-39 record and 3.15 ERA. The same table counts 758 strikeouts and 49 saves. The leagues Andersen pitched in allowed 3.92 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 19.8% better than average. No season topped the 9 wins of 1987. The most saves in one season was 13, in 1991.

Frequently Asked Questions about Larry Andersen

What years did Larry Andersen play?: Larry Andersen played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1994.
Was Larry Andersen a pitcher?: Yes. Larry Andersen pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 758 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Larry Andersen hit?: Larry Andersen hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Larry Andersen's career batting average?: Larry Andersen batted .132 over his career, with 5 hits in 38 at bats.
What was Larry Andersen's career ERA?: Larry Andersen finished with a 3.15 career ERA, going 40-39 with 758 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Larry Andersen have?: Larry Andersen recorded 758 career strikeouts.