Larry Dierker vs. Lefty Grove — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Grove posted a stronger line than Larry Dierker. Lefty Grove posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.06 vs 3.31) and home runs allowed (0.37 per nine innings vs 0.71). By the career numbers, Lefty Grove 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 Lefty Grove

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.19
74.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3849
8.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
5.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16633
37.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Lefty Grove

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Lefty Grove

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
58.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
39.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50