Larry Andersen vs. Chris Van Cuyk — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Van Cuyk
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Van Cuyk 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 5.16 and 1.453 for Chris Van Cuyk. 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 Chris Van Cuyk

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.47
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
9.54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.78
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
39.52
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.56
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
35.42
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Chris Van Cuyk

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995.1
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.84
90.84
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.614
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Chris Van Cuyk

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
44
463.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
536.84
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
115.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
30.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
35.96
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA