Larry Dierker vs. Fred Goldsmith — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Goldsmith
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Goldsmith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Goldsmith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 3.31 and 1.236 for Larry Dierker. By the career numbers, Fred Goldsmith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Fred Goldsmith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.22
62.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.88
97.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4829
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
2.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6765
37.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
4.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6593
36.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Fred Goldsmith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5856
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1952
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
2.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.8
86.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Fred Goldsmith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
219
149.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
881
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
855
582.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
131.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
100.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
22.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.62
43.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
173.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
149.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
87.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
51.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
136.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.32
46.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
17.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
85.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA