Matt Albers vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers 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 72), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 83), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 95). Matt Albers held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 91). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Larry Dierker

Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
4.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2882
34.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Larry Dierker

Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Larry Dierker

Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA