Larry Dierker vs. Ken Howell — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Howell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Howell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 133 vs 105), home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 98). Larry Dierker held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Howell.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Ken Howell

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
3.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
4.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
8.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2588
37.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
4.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Ken Howell

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Ken Howell

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
1065.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
114
495.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
4.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.1
-22.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
213.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100