Larry Andersen vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Whitehurst 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 92), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 104). Wally Whitehurst held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 132). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Larry Andersen.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Wally Whitehurst

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.37
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.02
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
9.69
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.79
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
2.81
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.35
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.78
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
38.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.36
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
34.95
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Wally Whitehurst

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.55
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.48
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Wally Whitehurst

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
163
740.91
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
506.67
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
63.64
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
15.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
104.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
11.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
31.82
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
200
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
140.91
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0