Larry Dierker vs. Matt Kilroy — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Kilroy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Kilroy 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 3.47 and 1.313 for Matt Kilroy. 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 Matt Kilroy

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
3.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2445
9.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
754
2.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
4.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10604
39.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539
5.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9719
35.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Matt Kilroy

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7989
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2663
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
2.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.322
2.322
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Matt Kilroy

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
330
166.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1062
535.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
119.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
97.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114.11
57.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
149.87
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
182.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
82.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
51.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
133.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.04
62.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
44.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100