Bob Anderson vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Larry Dierker a clear advantage over Bob Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Larry Dierker led in run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 89), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 100). Bob Anderson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 91). Larry Dierker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Larry Dierker

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
4.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
3.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
5.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3634
38.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
4.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Larry Dierker

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.858
0.858
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Larry Dierker

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
540.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
274
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
246
538.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
72.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
18.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
98.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
6.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
234.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
32.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA