Larry Dierker vs. Mike Jackson — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Jackson
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 5.8 and 1.973 for Mike Jackson. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Mike Jackson

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
10.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
41.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.933
1.933
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
33.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Mike Jackson

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Mike Jackson

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
1725
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-2.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA