Larry Andersen vs. Carl Willis — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Willis
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Carl Willis a clear advantage over Larry Andersen across the core pitching metrics. Carl Willis led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 182 vs 132), home run suppression (HR9+ 176 vs 152), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 107). Carl Willis was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Carl Willis

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
6.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9.78
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.65
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
2.81
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.65
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1668
38.49
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.87
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
4.85
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
35.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Carl Willis

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
6.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.52
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Carl Willis

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
9320
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
22885.71
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
506.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
29.7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA