Ricky Bottalico vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Ricky Bottalico
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky Bottalico 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 88), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 84), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 77). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Larry Dierker

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
8.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
4.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
8.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
39.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
33.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Larry Dierker

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.2
97.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Larry Dierker

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
18733.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
12.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-16.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA