Luis Arroyo vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Luis Arroyo
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Arroyo 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 3.93 and 1.440 for Luis Arroyo. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Arroyo and Larry Dierker

Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
3.93
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
8.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
39.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
4.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
35.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Luis Arroyo and Larry Dierker

Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Arroyo and Larry Dierker

Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
1039.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
540.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
122.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
109.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
30.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
143.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
34.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
118.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
46.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA