Larry Dierker vs. Justin Hancock — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Justin Hancock
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Hancock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Hancock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.46 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 3.31 and 1.236 for Larry Dierker. By the career numbers, Justin Hancock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Justin Hancock

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
35.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
29.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.76
35.76

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Justin Hancock

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Justin Hancock

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3000
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA