Charlie Beamon vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Charlie Beamon
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Beamon 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 3.91 and 1.416 for Charlie Beamon. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Beamon and Larry Dierker

Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.52
18.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
4.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
38.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
33.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Charlie Beamon and Larry Dierker

Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.963
0.963
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.52
18.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Beamon and Larry Dierker

Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
884.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.45
-45.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
284.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Charlie Beamon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Beamon
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA