Cory Abbott vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Cory Abbott
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Cory Abbott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 48), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 69), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 65). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cory Abbott and Larry Dierker

Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
2.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
8.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
6.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
35.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Cory Abbott and Larry Dierker

Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cory Abbott and Larry Dierker

Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
9200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA