Zack Burdi vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Zack Burdi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Burdi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 8.44 and 1.875 for Zack Burdi. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Burdi and Larry Dierker

Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
8.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
12.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
44.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
38.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.72
44.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Zack Burdi and Larry Dierker

Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Burdi and Larry Dierker

Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876
600
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA