Larry Dierker vs. Herb Goodall — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Herb Goodall
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Goodall 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 3.39 and 1.330 for Herb Goodall. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Herb Goodall

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
7.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
39.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Herb Goodall

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Herb Goodall

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
19
237.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
562.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.927
0.927
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
237.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
212.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
120
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
262.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
275
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.925
0.925
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
125
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
132.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA