Larry Andersen vs. Howard Bailey — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Bailey
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Larry Andersen a clear advantage over Howard Bailey across the core pitching metrics. Larry Andersen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 65), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 62). Larry Andersen was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Howard Bailey

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.23
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
9.1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
3.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
3.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
38.22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.67
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.76
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
34.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Howard Bailey

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.88
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.47
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.88
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.24
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.65
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Howard Bailey

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
50
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
506.67
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA