Larry Dierker vs. Gus Ketchum — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gus Ketchum
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Ketchum 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 5.63 and 1.688 for Gus Ketchum. 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 Gus Ketchum

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
36.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Gus Ketchum

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
9
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Gus Ketchum

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
900
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA