Bob Buhl vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Bob Buhl
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Larry Dierker a clear advantage over Bob Buhl across the core pitching metrics. Larry Dierker led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 75), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 85), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 91). Larry Dierker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Buhl and Larry Dierker

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.7
55.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.74
80.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
3.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7761
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2587
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2446
8.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
0.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
3.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
4.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11045
38.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1162
4.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9903
34.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Bob Buhl and Larry Dierker

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7297
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2432.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.78
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
2.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.81
76.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Buhl and Larry Dierker

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
288.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
952
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
857
540.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
76
47.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
8.72
5.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
78
49.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
116
73.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
31
19.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
26
16.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
57
35.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
-27.09
-17.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
389
245.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
53
33.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA