Jim Bouton vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Bouton and Larry Dierker are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 103 for Jim Bouton and 104 for Larry Dierker, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 98 respectively. If forced to pick, Larry Dierker gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bouton and Larry Dierker

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.6
49.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
3.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
8.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
3.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
5.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5200
37.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
4.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.264
1.264
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4734
34.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.78
37.78
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jim Bouton and Larry Dierker

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.07
95.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bouton and Larry Dierker

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
467.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
394
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
347
528.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
48.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
38
57.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
52
79.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
44.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.35
-9.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
243.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
44.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA