Larry Andersen vs. Tom Glavine — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Tom Glavine 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 105), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 110), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 69). Role difference aside, Larry Andersen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Tom Glavine

Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
3.54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
8.76
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.73
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
3.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2607
5.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18604
37.94
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1900
3.87
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.23
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16697
34.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Tom Glavine

Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
2.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
2.24
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Tom Glavine

Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
506.67
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
33.92
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
66.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
36.84
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
200
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
120
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100