Jorge Alcala vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Jorge Alcala
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Jorge Alcala 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 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 97). Jorge Alcala held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 102). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jorge Alcala and Larry Dierker

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
7.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
37.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
33.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.39
37.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jorge Alcala and Larry Dierker

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jorge Alcala and Larry Dierker

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876
600
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA