Larry Andersen vs. Ray Herbert — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ray Herbert 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 85), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 96). Ray Herbert held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 132). Role difference aside, Larry Andersen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Ray Herbert

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
2.81
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8010
38.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Ray Herbert

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.64
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
2.47
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
2.24
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Ray Herbert

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
522.02
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
42.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
38.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
200
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
33.94
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA