Larry Dierker vs. Tony Faeth — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 3.31 and 1.236 for Larry Dierker. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Tony Faeth

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
37.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Tony Faeth

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Tony Faeth

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA