Larry Andersen vs. Jim Baskette — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Baskette
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Baskette 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 3.3 and 1.373 for Jim Baskette. 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 Jim Baskette

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.89
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
8.75
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.61
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.74
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.817
0.817
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4171
37.72
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
37.65
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
3.87
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3750
33.91
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
33.53
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Jim Baskette

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
27
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995.1
9
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.84
90.84
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.06
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.943
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Jim Baskette

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
35
375
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
506.67
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
503.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
41.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
171.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
200
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
182.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA