How Larry Dierker's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Larry Dierker totaled 9,661 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1969, posting 1,207, well above the starting pitcher average of 571.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1964 at 36, well below the starting pitcher average of 528.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 982 in 1975 to 790 in 1976 and 169 in 1977, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 36 to 1,207 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Larry Dierker Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Larry Dierker
| Larry Dierker
Batters Faced | Larry Dierker
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 9661 | 37.26 |
| Season Avg. | 690.07 | 37.26 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4396.3 | 37.26 |
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Larry Dierker Batters Faced Per Season
Larry Dierker's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Larry Dierker Batters Faced by Team
Larry Dierker's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Larry Dierker Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Larry Dierker's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Larry Dierker Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Larry Dierker's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Larry Dierker Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Larry Dierker's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
