Larry Andersen vs. Jake Weimer — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Weimer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Weimer 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. Jake Weimer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 3.15 and 1.313 for Larry Andersen. By the career numbers, Jake Weimer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Jake Weimer

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.42
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.87
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
3.15
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.23
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4418
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472.2
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
8.43
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
7.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
4.02
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4171
37.72
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5971
36.49
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
3.63
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3750
33.91
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5405
33.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Jake Weimer

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4419
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.75
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
2.47
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
2.24
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.744
2.744
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.96
76.96
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Jake Weimer

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
192
197.26
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
554.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
118.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
104.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.2
36.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
134.59
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
151.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
47.26
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
83.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.52
40.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
29.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
200
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
101.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
5.9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100