Larry Andersen vs. Luis Morales — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Morales
Gen ZCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luis Morales 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. Luis Morales posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.151 compared to 3.15 and 1.313 for Larry Andersen. By the career numbers, Luis Morales had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Luis Morales

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.85
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.66
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
3.15
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
8.43
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
7.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.48
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
6.85
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4171
37.72
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
36.8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
3.63
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3750
33.91
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
33.1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Luis Morales

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.85
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.66
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Luis Morales

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
506.67
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Luis Morales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Morales
Career
Per 600 PA