Terry Larkin vs. Alex Wood — Career Comparison

Terry Larkin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wood
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Wood built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Larkin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Larkin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 3.78 and 1.277 for Alex Wood. By the career numbers, Terry Larkin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Terry Larkin and Alex Wood

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.01
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.99
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.01
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.51
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.55
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.46
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.49
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.66
52.66
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
53.1
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.9
75.9
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.99
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.43
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
3.78
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4702
27
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567.1
9
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
9.34
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
8.66
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.91
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.71
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
2.68
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
2.33
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.39
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.48
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.52
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6659
38.24
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5301
37.92
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
5.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.14
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.86
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6535
37.53
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4778
34.18
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Terry Larkin and Alex Wood

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.04
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.99
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5901
27
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
9
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.73
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.9
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.1
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
2.98
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.47
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
2.64
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.37
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.34
88.34
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.537
2.537
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Larkin and Alex Wood

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
223
150.34
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
518.27
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
890
600
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
845
569.66
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
276
512.69
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
133.48
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
23
42.72
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
103.15
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
21
39.01
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.55
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.11
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.34
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.51
48.88
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
5.39
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
175.28
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
25
46.44
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
163.82
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
37
68.73
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
70.79
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.86
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
46.52
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
12
22.29
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
116.63
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
20
37.15
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.99
54.6
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.18
-17.06
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.02
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
28.31
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
14
26.01
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
45.84
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
171
317.65
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.09
13.09
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
61.3
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50