Larry Andersen vs. Fred Daniels — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Daniels
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Daniels 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 5.37 and 1.696 for Fred Daniels. 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 Fred Daniels

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.37
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
8.97
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.84
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
38.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
7.21
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.69
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3750
33.91
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
29.38
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Fred Daniels

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.63
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.31
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
342.1
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.88
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.47
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.87
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.24
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.66
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.66
92.66
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Fred Daniels

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
65
232.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
539.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
135.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
58.93
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
185.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
175
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
78.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
67.86
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
142.86
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
65.87
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100