Larry Dierker vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91). Willie Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 105). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Willie Hernandez

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
37.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
3.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Willie Hernandez

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Willie Hernandez

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100