Josh Beckett vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Josh Beckett and Larry Dierker are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 106 for Josh Beckett and 104 for Larry Dierker, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 97 and 98 respectively. If forced to pick, Larry Dierker gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Josh Beckett and Larry Dierker

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.56
56.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
3.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1897
8.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
2.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
8.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8579
37.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
4.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7767
34.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Larry Dierker

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
1.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
94.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Larry Dierker

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
335
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
289
517.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
26
46.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.08
21.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
111.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
94.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
32.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
9.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
197.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA