How Larry Dierker's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Larry Dierker totaled 2,130 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1964, posting 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 119.5 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 263, well above the starting pitcher average of 123.6 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 225 in 1975 to 171 in 1976 and 40 in 1977, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 7 to 263 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Larry Dierker Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Larry Dierker
| Larry Dierker
Hits | Larry Dierker
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2130 | 8.21 |
| Season Avg. | 152.14 | 8.21 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 969.27 | 8.21 |
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Larry Dierker Hits Per Season
Larry Dierker's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Larry Dierker's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Larry Dierker Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Larry Dierker's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Larry Dierker's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Larry Dierker's MLB career with Hits 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.
