Larry Andersen vs. Bob Macdonald — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Macdonald
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Larry Andersen a clear advantage over Bob Macdonald across the core pitching metrics. Larry Andersen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 90), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 94). Bob Macdonald held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 89). Larry Andersen was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Bob Macdonald

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
6.32
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
4.34
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
234.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
8.99
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
5.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
39.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
4.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
34.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Bob Macdonald

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
6.32
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
234.1
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.46
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Bob Macdonald

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
197
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
506.67
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA