Larry Dierker vs. Bruce Kison — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Kison
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Dierker and Bruce Kison are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 104 for Larry Dierker and 101 for Bruce Kison, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 98 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Larry Dierker gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Bruce Kison

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.65
56.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.74
64.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5429
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
8.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
3.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1073
5.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7676
38.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
4.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6819
33.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Bruce Kison

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.74
64.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Bruce Kison

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
509.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
457
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
404
530.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
86.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
43
56.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.09
27.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
131.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
111.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
40.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
40.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
77.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
20
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
207.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
33
43.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Bruce Kison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Kison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50