Larry Dierker vs. Gary Glover — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gary Glover
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Glover 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 run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 83), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 84), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 72). Gary Glover held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 102). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Gary Glover

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.73
52.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.87
17.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
5.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1550
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
516.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
9.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
3.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
5.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2261
39.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
5.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2025
35.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Gary Glover

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1550
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
516.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.87
17.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Gary Glover

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
4641.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
28
494.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
6.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-9.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
247.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA