Fred Blank vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Fred Blank
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows 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 Fred Blank 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 4.5 and 1.750 for Fred Blank. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blank and Larry Dierker

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
31.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Fred Blank and Larry Dierker

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blank and Larry Dierker

Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA