Tyler Anderson vs. Larry Thomas — Career Comparison

Tyler Anderson
MillenialNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Thomas
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tyler Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 4.3 and 1.306 for Tyler Anderson. By the career numbers, Larry Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Anderson and Larry Thomas

Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.65
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.59
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.44
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.51
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.27
46.27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
4.3
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
8.7
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.12
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.32
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.97
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.15
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
7.47
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.04
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
1.133
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.29
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.28
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5346
38.22
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
38.52
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
4.58
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.22
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.32
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.6
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4816
34.43
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
32.85
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Tyler Anderson and Larry Thomas

Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.65
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.59
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.47
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.12
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.68
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.7
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.59
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.7
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.961
0.961
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Anderson and Larry Thomas

Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
763.04
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
79
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
600
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
515.22
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
48.91
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
42.39
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.52
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.52
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
13.07
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
68.48
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
81.52
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.87
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.3
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.65
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.47
-8.04
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.35
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
94
306.52
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
1.96
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
52.17
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.78
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA