Larry Dierker vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Gorman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Gorman 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 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 82), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 99). Tom Gorman held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Larry Dierker.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Tom Gorman

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
8.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.78
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
6.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
37.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.81
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
34.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Tom Gorman

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Tom Gorman

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
4447.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-36.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
211.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0