Tim Birtsas vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows 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 Tim Birtsas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 80). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Birtsas and Larry Dierker

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
8.87
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.93
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
34.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Tim Birtsas and Larry Dierker

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Birtsas and Larry Dierker

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA