King Bailey vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

King Bailey
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and King Bailey 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 5.63 and 1.625 for King Bailey. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Bailey and Larry Dierker

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for King Bailey and Larry Dierker

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Bailey and Larry Dierker

King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.385
1.385
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
204.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
203.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA