Kyle Bird vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Kyle Bird
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Bird 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 7.82 and 2.053 for Kyle Bird. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Bird and Larry Dierker

Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
46.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.053
2.053
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
34.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.18
46.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Kyle Bird and Larry Dierker

Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Bird and Larry Dierker

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