Larry Andersen vs. Mike Morgan — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Morgan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Morgan 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 90), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 89). Role difference aside, Larry Andersen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Mike Morgan

Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
1.94
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.12
43.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.23
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2943
9.55
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
0.88
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
3.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403
4.55
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.34
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11872
38.54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
4.65
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10662
34.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Mike Morgan

Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
1.94
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
2.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
2.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Mike Morgan

Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
597
625.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
520.42
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
56.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
7.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
61.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.61
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
29.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.66
-9.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.61
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
200
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
158.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA