Larry Andersen
Larry Eugene Andersen
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: May 6, 1953 in Portland, OR
High School: Interlake (Bellevue, WA)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 1971. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1975
Final Game: July 31, 1994
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 CLE AL 22 P 3 0 5.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.18 0.67 .950 1.91 0.87
1977 CLE AL 24 P 11 0 14.1 11 3 6 2 1 .818 5.65 0.82 .955 1.95 0.84
1979 CLE AL 26 P 8 0 16.2 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 2.16 0.50 .950 1.94 0.81
1981 SEA AL 28 P 41 0 67.2 14 5 9 0 1 1.000 1.86 0.34 .964 1.98 0.81
1982 SEA AL 29 P 40 1 79.2 22 8 14 0 2 1.000 2.49 0.55 .955 1.80 0.73
1983 PHI NL 30 P 17 0 26.1 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 2.73 0.47 .950 1.91 0.68
1984 PHI NL 31 P 64 0 90.2 25 5 16 4 1 .840 2.08 0.33 .960 1.88 0.67
1985 PHI NL 32 P 57 0 73.0 28 5 21 2 2 .929 3.21 0.46 .954 1.92 0.68
1986 TOT NL 33 P 48 0 77.4 23 10 11 2 3 .913 2.44 0.44 .957 1.93 0.66
1986 PHI NL 33 P 10 0 12.2 5 2 2 1 1 .800 2.84 0.40 .960 1.92 0.66
1986 HOU NL 33 P 38 0 64.2 18 8 9 1 2 .944 2.37 0.45 .956 1.93 0.66
1987 HOU NL 34 P 67 0 101.2 25 12 10 3 0 .880 1.95 0.33 .960 1.91 0.62
1988 HOU NL 35 P 53 0 82.2 20 9 9 2 1 .900 1.96 0.34 .960 1.96 0.69
1989 HOU NL 36 P 60 0 87.2 27 10 13 4 0 .852 2.36 0.38 .952 1.87 0.63
1990 TOT MLB 37 P 65 0 95.2 27 13 12 2 1 .926 2.35 0.38 .959 1.80 0.58
1990 HOU NL 37 P 50 0 73.2 24 11 12 1 1 .958 2.81 0.46 .958 1.80 0.58
1990 BOS AL 37 P 15 0 22.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0.82 0.13 .967 1.80 0.59
1991 SDP NL 38 P 38 0 47.0 13 5 7 1 0 .923 2.30 0.32 .954 1.86 0.59
1992 SDP NL 39 P 34 0 35.0 10 4 5 1 0 .900 2.31 0.26 .960 1.93 0.60
1993 PHI NL 40 P 64 0 61.2 8 3 4 1 1 .875 1.02 0.11 .962 1.84 0.54
1994 PHI NL 41 P 29 0 32.2 6 2 3 1 0 .833 1.38 0.17 .967 1.87 0.54
17 Seasons P 699 1 995.1 273 97 151 25 14 .908 2.24 0.35 .957 1.89 0.65
17 Seasons TOT 699 1 995.1 273 97 151 25 14 .908 2.24 0.35 .866 1.89 0.65
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1975 CLE AL 22 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CLE AL 24 11 0 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 CLE AL 26 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 SEA AL 28 41 0 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 SEA AL 29 40 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 PHI NL 30 17 0 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 PHI NL 31 64 0 64 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 PHI NL 32 57 0 57 57 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 HOU NL 33 38 0 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 PHI NL 33 10 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 HOU NL 34 67 0 67 67 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 HOU NL 35 53 0 53 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 HOU NL 36 60 0 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 HOU NL 37 50 0 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 BOS AL 37 15 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 SDP NL 38 38 0 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 SDP NL 39 34 0 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 PHI NL 40 64 0 64 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 PHI NL 41 29 0 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Seasons 699 0 581 699 699 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1975 CLE AL 22 25 76% 24% 1 100% 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CLE AL 24 67 75% 34% 7 100% 0 3 0 2 6 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1979 CLE AL 26 77 86% 16% 4 100% 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
1981 SEA AL 28 282 79% 25% 12 92% 0 4 1 1 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 100%
1982 SEA AL 29 363 84% 23% 13 100% 0 8 0 6 14 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 100%
1983 PHI NL 30 109 79% 26% 7 86% 0 2 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1984 PHI NL 31 392 80% 27% 18 78% 0 4 1 2 16 10 1 4 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0%
1985 PHI NL 32 340 77% 29% 18 89% 0 6 0 4 20 12 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 100%
1986 HOU NL 33 285 80% 28% 11 91% 0 7 0 2 9 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 100%
1986 PHI NL 33 61 80% 23% 2 100% 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 100%
1987 HOU NL 34 448 69% 31% 16 88% 0 11 2 7 13 9 1 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1988 HOU NL 35 369 76% 34% 15 80% 0 9 1 6 10 7 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 50%
1989 HOU NL 36 366 70% 33% 16 94% 1 8 1 6 14 12 0 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1990 HOU NL 37 317 71% 31% 18 89% 0 10 3 6 12 10 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 75%
1990 BOS AL 37 92 68% 33% 3 67% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1991 SDP NL 38 197 73% 35% 8 100% 0 5 1 4 7 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1992 SDP NL 39 148 70% 30% 7 86% 0 4 0 3 5 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1993 PHI NL 40 263 67% 29% 6 67% 0 3 0 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0%
1994 PHI NL 41 151 72% 28% 5 60% 0 2 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 33%
17 Seasons 4352 75% 29% 187 88% 1 91 10 56 156 117 8 25 1 9 15 13 13 5 10 2 31 74%
MLB Averages 78% 28% 91% 88%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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