Larry Andersen vs. Tim Birtsas — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Larry Andersen a clear advantage over Tim Birtsas across the core pitching metrics. Larry Andersen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 80), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 92). Tim Birtsas held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 89). Larry Andersen was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Tim Birtsas

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
8.87
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
6.33
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.93
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
34.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Tim Birtsas

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Tim Birtsas

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
138
3942.86
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA