Larry Dierker vs. Ken Jones — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Jones
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Jones 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 5.4 and 1.569 for Ken Jones. 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 Ken Jones

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.05
12.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
41.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Ken Jones

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
9
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Ken Jones

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1080
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA