Larry Dierker vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Darold Knowles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 67), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Larry Dierker.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Darold Knowles

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
8.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Darold Knowles

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Darold Knowles

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA