Jeremy Affeldt vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Jeremy Affeldt
Gen XArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeremy Affeldt 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 89). Jeremy Affeldt held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 91). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Larry Dierker

Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.31
48.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904
8.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4034
39.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
4.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3529
34.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Larry Dierker

Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.63
94.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Larry Dierker

Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
24442.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
26.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
30.85
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA