Larry Andersen vs. Plácido Bernal — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Plácido Bernal
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Plácido Bernal 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 8.08 and 1.772 for Plácido Bernal. 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 Plácido Bernal

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.85
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.85
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
8.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
12.76
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.76
12.76
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.49
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
43.16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.49
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.85
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.772
1.772
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Plácido Bernal

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.72
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.72
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.47
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.77
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.24
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.56
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Plácido Bernal

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
13
390
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
510
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
32.74
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
45.42
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA