Larry Dierker vs. George Kirby — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
George Kirby
Gen ZNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give George Kirby a clear advantage over Larry Dierker across the core pitching metrics. George Kirby led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 225 vs 102), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 132 vs 98), and home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 91). George Kirby was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and George Kirby

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
3.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1913
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
637.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
8.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2601
36.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
3.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
34.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and George Kirby

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1913
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
637.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and George Kirby

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
112
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876
600
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
George Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
George Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA