Larry Dierker vs. Grant Jackson — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Jackson 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 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 84). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Grant Jackson

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
3.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Grant Jackson

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Grant Jackson

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA