Larry Dierker vs. Steve Gromek — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Gromek
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Larry Dierker and Steve Gromek are fairly close on the surface numbers. Larry Dierker had the edge in ERA (3.31 vs 3.41). By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Steve Gromek

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.25
53.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.34
50.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
3.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6194
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2064.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1940
8.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
2.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
904
3.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.743
0.743
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8676
37.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
3.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7978
34.78
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Steve Gromek

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
6.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
5.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
5.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.64
96.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Steve Gromek

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
380.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
742
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
630
509.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
100.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
91.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.33
30.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
110.78
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
158.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
46.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
79.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.09
36.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
57.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
118.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
5.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
40
32.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Gromek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100