Larry Dierker vs. Kirby Higbe — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kirby Higbe
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Larry Dierker posted a stronger line than Kirby Higbe. Larry Dierker posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.31 vs 3.69) and WHIP (1.236 vs 1.404). 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 Kirby Higbe

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.88
53.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.94
56.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
3.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5857
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1952.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1763
8.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
4.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
4.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8472
39.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
4.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7458
34.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Kirby Higbe

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
27
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
9
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.902
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Kirby Higbe

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
351.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
714
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
660
554.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
84.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
68.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.15
16.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
107.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
97.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
39.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
66.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
5.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
113.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
39
32.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA