Larry Dierker vs. Tom Hume — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Hume
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Hume 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 72), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 68). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Tom Hume

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
4.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.53
44.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
3.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3258
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
9.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
3.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
4.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4645
38.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
4.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4131
34.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Tom Hume

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
4.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3258
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Tom Hume

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
1584.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
206
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
184
535.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
22
64.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
4.21
12.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
29
84.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
26
75.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
8
23.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.07
-6.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
206.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
2.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA