Rich Batchelor vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Rich Batchelor
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Batchelor 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 5.03 and 1.565 for Rich Batchelor. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Batchelor and Larry Dierker

Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
10.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
39.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.85
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
35.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Rich Batchelor and Larry Dierker

Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.186
0.186
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Batchelor and Larry Dierker

Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
12900
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA