Larry Andersen vs. Dave Leonhard — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Leonhard
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Larry Andersen a clear advantage over Dave Leonhard across the core pitching metrics. Larry Andersen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 100), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 66). Dave Leonhard held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 110). Larry Andersen was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Dave Leonhard

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.77
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.79
24.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
3.15
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
3.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
8.43
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.66
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
3.9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4171
37.72
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403
37.47
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.64
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
3.63
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.34
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3750
33.91
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
33.04
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Dave Leonhard

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.78
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
336.2
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.72
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.47
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.51
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.24
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.46
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.79
24.79
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Dave Leonhard

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
125
806.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
506.67
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
496.77
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
64.52
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
15.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
90.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
109.68
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
9.35
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
200
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
32
206.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA