Larry Dierker vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.31 and 1.236 for Larry Dierker. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Eric Junge

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Eric Junge

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Eric Junge

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA