Ike Butler vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Ike Butler
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Ike Butler 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 5.34 and 1.831 for Ike Butler. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ike Butler and Larry Dierker

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
42.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
7.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.831
1.831
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
38.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Ike Butler and Larry Dierker

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ike Butler and Larry Dierker

Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
19
193.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
53
538.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
15.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
122.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
3.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
132.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
4.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA