Brett Anderson vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brett Anderson a clear advantage over Larry Dierker across the core pitching metrics. Brett Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 145 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 102), and run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 104). Larry Dierker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 87). Brett Anderson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brett Anderson and Larry Dierker

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.52
47.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
4.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
9.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
6.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4828
38.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
4.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4438
35.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Brett Anderson and Larry Dierker

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Anderson and Larry Dierker

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
972.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
115
503.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
8.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
96.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-8.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
271.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA