Larry Dierker vs. Bruce Howard — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Larry Dierker comes out ahead of Bruce Howard in this starter comparison. Larry Dierker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 98). Bruce Howard held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 91). The edge goes to Larry Dierker.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Bruce Howard

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2229
37.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
3.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Bruce Howard

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Bruce Howard

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
416.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0