Larry Andersen

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

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

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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 49 995.3 932 348 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

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1975 CLE AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5.7 4 3 2 4 4.76 — 0.0
1977 CLE AL 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 14.3 10 5 9 8 3.14 4.00 (+21%) -148.3
1979 CLE AL 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 16.7 25 14 4 7 7.56 4.00 (-89%) -395.9
1981 SEA AL 3 3 41 0 0 0 5 67.7 57 20 18 40 2.66 3.58 (+26%) 875.4
1982 SEA AL 0 0 40 1 0 0 1 79.7 100 53 23 32 5.99 3.86 (-55%) -3341.8
1983 PHI NL 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 26.3 19 7 9 14 2.39 3.87 (+38%) 764.7
1984 PHI NL 3 7 64 0 0 0 4 90.7 85 24 25 54 2.38 3.81 (+37%) 1592.8
1985 PHI NL 3 3 57 0 0 0 3 73.0 78 35 26 50 4.32 3.89 (-11%) 920.3
1986 PHI NL 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 12.7 19 6 3 9 4.26 3.97 (-7%) 607.0
1986 HOU NL 2 1 38 0 0 0 1 64.7 64 20 23 33 2.78 3.97 (+30%) 1157.6
1987 HOU NL 9 5 67 0 0 0 5 101.7 95 39 41 94 3.45 4.29 (+20%) 2874.3
1988 HOU NL 2 4 53 0 0 0 5 82.7 82 27 20 66 2.94 3.73 (+21%) 2790.3
1989 HOU NL 4 4 60 0 0 0 3 87.7 63 15 24 85 1.54 3.71 (+59%) 3946.5
1990 HOU NL 5 2 50 0 0 0 6 73.7 61 16 24 68 1.95 3.86 (+49%) 2856.9
1990 BOS AL 0 0 15 0 0 0 1 22.0 18 3 3 25 1.23 3.86 (+68%) 1536.1
1991 SDN NL 3 4 38 0 0 0 13 47.0 39 12 13 40 2.30 3.91 (+41%) 2287.1
1992 SDN NL 1 1 34 0 0 0 2 35.0 26 13 8 35 3.34 3.75 (+11%) 1276.2
1993 PHI NL 3 2 64 0 0 0 0 61.7 54 20 21 67 2.92 4.19 (+30%) 2282.1
1994 PHI NL 1 2 29 0 0 0 0 32.7 33 16 15 27 4.41 4.51 (+2%) 707.2
Career · 19 seasons 40 39 699 1 0 0 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

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

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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1993 NLCS PHI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 WS PHI 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 ALCS BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 NLCS HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 WS PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

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

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1993 NLCS PHI 0 0 3 0 1 2.3 4 4 1 3 15.43
1993 WS PHI 0 0 4 0 0 3.7 5 5 3 3 12.27
1990 ALCS BOS 0 1 3 0 0 3.0 3 2 3 3 6.00
1986 NLCS HOU 0 0 2 0 0 5.0 1 0 2 3 0.00
1983 WS PHI 0 0 2 0 0 4.0 4 1 0 1 2.25

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home359131000.000
Away340253500.200

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home359520.04801671594112.89
Away340475.14521811523473.43

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1994-07-31 PHIATL — 1.1111110
1994-07-26 PHIMIA — 1.0100000
1994-07-25 PHIMIA — 1.0100010
1994-07-23 PHISDP — 2.0100140
1994-07-22 PHISDP L 1.1333210
1994-07-20 PHISFG — 1.2332021
1994-07-18 PHISFG — 1.0000110
1994-07-17 PHILAD — 0.2111100
1994-07-15 PHILAD — 1.0111000
1994-07-09 PHISFG — 0.2000110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 699 1 97 151 25 14

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

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Position Games
Pitcher 699

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

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Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Mark Eichhorn
    48-43, 3.00 ERA
  2. 83
    Bill Henry
    46-50, 3.26 ERA
  3. 82
    Joe Smith
    55-34, 3.14 ERA
  4. 78
    Ryan Madson
    61-48, 3.48 ERA
  5. 77
    Alejandro Peña
    56-52, 3.11 ERA
  6. 76
    Steve Reed
    49-44, 3.63 ERA

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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.