Larry Dierker vs. Justin Lehr — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Justin Lehr
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Lehr 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 5.34 and 1.591 for Justin Lehr. 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 Justin Lehr

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
148.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
9.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
5.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
39.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
34.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Justin Lehr

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
148.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Justin Lehr

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
1490.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
5.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-19.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
193.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA