Clint Blume vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.31 and 1.236 for Larry Dierker. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Larry Dierker

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Larry Dierker

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Larry Dierker

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA