Larry Dierker vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Dierker and Ken Johnson are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 104 for Larry Dierker and 100 for Ken Johnson, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 98 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Larry Dierker gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Ken Johnson

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
3.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1670
8.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
5.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
37.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
4.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Ken Johnson

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Ken Johnson

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
338.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
594
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA