Larry Dierker vs. Tommy John — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tommy John
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Tommy John a clear advantage over Larry Dierker across the core pitching metrics. Tommy John led in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 102), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 104). Larry Dierker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 69). Tommy John was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Tommy John

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
1.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.49
55.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
3.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14131
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4710.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4783
9.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
0.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
2.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
4.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19692
37.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2017
3.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
0.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18101
34.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Tommy John

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
1.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14129
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4709.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
2.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
2.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.665
1.665
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Tommy John

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
443.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
900
524.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
82.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
71.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
18
10.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.05
17.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
98.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
25.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
31.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
53.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.54
10.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
19.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
122.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
54.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA