Juan Alvarez vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Juan Alvarez
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 5.22 and 1.657 for Juan Alvarez. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Alvarez and Larry Dierker

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
40.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
32.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Juan Alvarez and Larry Dierker

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Alvarez and Larry Dierker

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