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Larry
Andersen		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: May 6, 1953 in Usa, OR, PORTLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1976   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 22 KCR AL $ 300,000 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1976 23 KCR AL $ 300,000 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
1977 24 KCR AL $ 300,000 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1978 25 KCR AL $ 300,000 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1979 26 KCR AL $ 920,000 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1980 27 KCR AL $ 920,000 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1981 28 KCR AL $ 920,000 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
1982 29 KCR AL $ 990,000 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1983 30 KCR AL $ 990,000 3 4 5 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1984 31 SDP NL $ 990,000 3 3 4 3 4 5 5 6 6 6
1985 32 NYG NL $ 990,000 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 990,000 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1975 22 KCR AL 2 3 .400 65 0 0 0 18 70.0 74 28 1 30 40 3.60 .269 .341 .331 .672 9.5
1976 23 KCR AL 3 2 .600 31 0 0 0 10 43.7 50 19 4 11 29 3.92 .287 .330 .397 .726 4.3
1977 24 KCR AL 2 7 .222 53 0 0 0 9 83.0 87 47 13 34 37 5.10 .271 .338 .430 .768 3.4
1978 25 KCR AL 3 3 .500 26 0 0 0 1 42.7 35 15 2 14 17 3.16 .223 .283 .299 .583 3.4
1979 26 KCR AL 0 2 .000 43 0 0 0 11 56.7 54 28 9 22 27 4.45 .245 .317 .405 .721 3.7
1980 27 KCR AL 3 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 0 20.0 18 7 0 4 10 3.15 .250 .286 .347 .633 2.1
1981 28 KCR AL 2 2 .500 53 0 0 0 6 47.3 40 21 4 17 27 3.99 .234 .304 .368 .672 4.4
1982 29 KCR AL 1 3 .250 32 0 0 0 0 46.0 51 17 2 19 21 3.33 .288 .355 .401 .756 2.7
1983 30 KCR AL 1 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 0 19.3 17 6 3 4 11 2.79 .233 .263 .425 .687 1.5
1984 31 AAA   4 5 .444 74 0 0 0 11 69.7 72 28 6 35 43 3.62 .268 .352 .379 .731  
1985 32 NYG NL 0 0 .000 25 0 0 0 3 41.0 51 26 4 18 18 5.71 .304 .365 .435 .800 0.2
10 Years Sim 17 22 .436 360 0 0 0 58 469.6 477 214 42 173 237 4.10 .264 .326 .386 .712 35.2
1 Years AAA 4 5 .444 74 0 0 0 11 69.7 72 28 6 35 43 3.62 .268 .352 .379 .731  
Season Average 1 2 .333 36 0 0 0 5 47.0 47 21 4 17 23 4.10 .264 .326 .386 .712  
Career Highs 3 7 1.000 65 0 0 0 18 83.0 87 47 13 34 40 5.71 .304 .365 .435 .800  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   228 97 21 68 128   .254 .306 .362 .668
vs LH   249 117 21 105 109   .274 .349 .409 .758
Home 10 8 .556 182 0 0 0 24 244.0 240 116 22 99 123 4.28 .257 .328 .381 .709
Away 7 14 .333 178 0 0 0 34 225.7 237 98 20 74 114 3.91 .271 .328 .391 .719
Mar/Apr 3 5 .375 61 0 0 0 10 85.6 74 26 7 24 52 2.73 .231 .285 .353 .638
May 3 3 .500 63 0 0 0 11 75.0 78 41 9 36 50 4.92 .269 .350 .421 .770
June 4 4 .500 58 0 0 0 8 75.0 94 46 8 30 42 5.52 .311 .373 .450 .824
July 1 4 .200 55 0 0 0 8 64.6 74 39 9 29 24 5.43 .288 .360 .447 .808
August 2 2 .500 61 0 0 0 11 84.3 72 38 6 30 33 4.06 .232 .299 .338 .637
Sep/Oct 4 4 .500 62 0 0 0 10 85.0 85 24 3 24 36 2.54 .259 .310 .323 .633
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1975 22 KCR AL P 65 0 70.0 6 10 0 0 1.000 2.06    
1976 23 KCR AL P 31 0 43.7 2 8 0 0 1.000 2.06    
1977 24 KCR AL P 53 0 83.0 7 10 2 1 .895 1.84    
1978 25 KCR AL P 26 0 42.7 5 6 1 0 .917 2.32    
1979 26 KCR AL P 43 0 56.7 8 6 0 0 1.000 2.22    
1980 27 KCR AL P 15 0 20.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1981 28 KCR AL P 53 0 47.3 4 3 0 0 1.000 1.33    
1982 29 KCR AL P 32 0 46.0 6 7 0 0 1.000 2.54    
1983 30 KCR AL P 17 0 19.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.40    
1985 32 NYG NL P 25 0 41.0 2 7 0 0 1.000 1.98    
Career Totals   360 0 469.6 42 63 3 1 .972 2.01    
Career Highs   65 0 83.0 8 10 2 1 1.000 2.54    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1975 22 KCR AL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 6.7 6 2 0 4 3 2.70 .273 .385 .318 .703
1978 25 KCR AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0.00 .333 .429 .333 .762
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 8.7 8 2 0 5 3 2.08 .286 .394 .321 .715
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1975-1-18
1976-8-10
1977-10-9
 Games Pitched
1975-4-65
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1975
Earned first career win on 5/25/1975
Injured on 6/12/1975 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Injured on 7/7/1976 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 3/6/1977 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/17/1977 with a Strained Back, out for one week
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/18/1981 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
9/22/1981: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $990,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 2/2/1984 (Going to SDP: P Bill Lee, P Phil Hennigan, P Dave Pagan, P Larry Andersen. Going to KCR: 2B Bob Sheldon)
Traded from San Diego to New York (N) on 3/4/1985 (Going to NYG: P Larry Andersen, LF Bruce Boisclair. Going to SDP: SS Roy Smalley, P Lance Rautzhan)
 
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