Brian Anderson vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Larry Dierker a clear advantage over Brian Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Larry Dierker led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 66), home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 87). Brian Anderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 102). Larry Dierker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Larry Dierker

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6532
38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Larry Dierker

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Larry Dierker

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
641.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
288
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
255
531.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
72.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
54.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
17.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
89.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
5.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
118.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
45.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA