Rudy Arias vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Rudy Arias
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy 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 4.09 and 1.727 for Rudy 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 Rudy Arias and Larry Dierker

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
40.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arias and Larry Dierker

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arias and Larry Dierker

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA