Larry Andersen vs. Jehosie Heard — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jehosie Heard
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jehosie Heard 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 3.5 and 1.489 for Jehosie Heard. 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 Jehosie Heard

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.91
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
40.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.66
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
36.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.01
40.01

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Jehosie Heard

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.82
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Jehosie Heard

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
22.81
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
27.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA