Larry Dierker vs. Pete Harnisch — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pete Harnisch
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Larry Dierker a clear advantage over Pete Harnisch across the core pitching metrics. Larry Dierker led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 93), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 97). Larry Dierker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Pete Harnisch

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.87
51.87
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
846
3.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1822
8.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
3.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
6.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8332
38.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
4.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7430
34.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Pete Harnisch

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
1.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Pete Harnisch

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
331.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
590
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
513
521.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
66
67.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
45
45.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
92.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
79
80.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
29
29.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
68.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.38
-1.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
152.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
63.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0