Larry Andersen vs. Zach Jackson — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zach Jackson
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zach Jackson 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 5.81 and 1.566 for Zach Jackson. 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 Zach Jackson

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.81
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
11.19
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.91
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
5.38
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
6.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Zach Jackson

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.31
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.84
90.84
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Zach Jackson

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1015.38
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
506.67
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
4.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-4.76
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA