Larry Andersen vs. Pedro Silva — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pedro Silva
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pedro Silva 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 7.49 and 1.891 for Pedro Silva. 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 Pedro Silva

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.98
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.62
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
7.49
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
12.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.94
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
43.93
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
8.91
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.98
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.891
1.891
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
37.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.93
43.93

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Pedro Silva

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.2
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.88
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.47
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.24
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.76
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.775
2.775
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Pedro Silva

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
38
174.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
549.62
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.92
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.64
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.83
54.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
183.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
151.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
105.34
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
77.86
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.53
52.81
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100