Larry Andersen vs. Fred Archer — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Andersen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Andersen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Larry Andersen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Fred Archer

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Fred Archer

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.84
90.84
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Fred Archer

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA