Mike Buddie vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Mike Buddie
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Buddie 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 70), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 93). Mike Buddie held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 142 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Larry Dierker.

Pitching Stats for Mike Buddie and Larry Dierker

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
9.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
5.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
39.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
34.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Mike Buddie and Larry Dierker

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Buddie and Larry Dierker

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
8700
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
4.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA