Larry Dierker vs. Ken Lehman — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Lehman
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Lehman 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 3.91 and 1.449 for Ken Lehman. 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 Ken Lehman

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
9.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
3.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
4.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
38.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
35.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.58
38.58

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Ken Lehman

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.537
0.537
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Ken Lehman

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
1314.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
56
533.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
85.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
25.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
142.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
23.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA