Juan Abreu vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Juan Abreu
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Abreu as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Juan Abreu posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 3.31 and 1.236 for Larry Dierker. By the career numbers, Juan Abreu had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Abreu and Larry Dierker

Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
16.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.2
16.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
45.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
35.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Juan Abreu and Larry Dierker

Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Abreu and Larry Dierker

Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876
600
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA