Larry Dierker vs. Clark Griffith — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Clark Griffith
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Clark Griffith 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 a career ERA of 3.31 against Clark Griffith's 3.31, with WHIP of 1.236 and 1.313 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Clark Griffith

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
0.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.88
61.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.12
82.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
0.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1246
3.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10157
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3385.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3670
9.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
2.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14335
38.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1852
4.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13390
35.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Clark Griffith

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10527
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3509
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
2.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
2.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1080
2.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.259
2.259
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Clark Griffith

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
184.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1380
524.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
121.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
93.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
18.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
28.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155.23
58.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
162.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
494
187.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
63.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
136.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.65
64.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
63.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
47.85
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
12.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
10.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
8.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.65
95.65