Joe Borden vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 3.31 and 1.236 for Larry Dierker. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borden and Larry Dierker

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.11
86.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
9.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
39.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Larry Dierker

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Larry Dierker

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
152
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
110.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
98.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
24.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
23.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA