Larry Andersen vs. Shane Bieber — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Shane Bieber 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. Shane Bieber led in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 89), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 107), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 132). Larry Andersen held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 129). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Shane Bieber

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
3.24
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
8.43
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
2.81
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
6.85
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4171
37.72
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
3.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Shane Bieber

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Shane Bieber

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
143
5362.5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
11.48
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
200
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA