Alberto Arias vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Alberto Arias
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Alberto Arias 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 3.74 and 1.580 for Alberto Arias. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alberto Arias and Larry Dierker

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
9.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
40.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.93
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
34.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Alberto Arias and Larry Dierker

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alberto Arias and Larry Dierker

Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-29.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Alberto Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA