Larry Andersen vs. Bill Evans — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Evans 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 3.85 and 1.346 for Bill Evans. 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 Bill Evans

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.85
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
8.69
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.42
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.92
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
38.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.77
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.91
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Bill Evans

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995.1
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.84
90.84
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Bill Evans

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
28
390.7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
10.96
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-7.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA