Larry Dierker vs. Hiroki Kuroda — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Hiroki Kuroda
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Hiroki Kuroda a clear advantage over Larry Dierker across the core pitching metrics. Hiroki Kuroda led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 102), home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 104). Larry Dierker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 99). Hiroki Kuroda was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Hiroki Kuroda

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
3.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3957
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254
8.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
6.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5444
37.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
3.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5037
34.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Hiroki Kuroda

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3957
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Hiroki Kuroda

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
500.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
254
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
209
493.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
21
49.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
7.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
22
51.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
80.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.57
-6.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
170.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA