Larry Dierker vs. Steve Karsay — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Karsay
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Karsay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Karsay led in home run suppression (HR9+ 139 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 98). Role difference aside, Steve Karsay holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Steve Karsay

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
5.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.07
45.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
9.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
2.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
6.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2609
38.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
34.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Steve Karsay

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
5.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Steve Karsay

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
53700
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Steve Karsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Karsay
Career
Per 600 PA