Larry Dierker vs. Dave Leiper — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Leiper
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Leiper led in home run suppression (HR9+ 200 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 139 vs 104), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 102). Larry Dierker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 85). Role difference aside, Dave Leiper holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Dave Leiper

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
3.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
3.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
39.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
4.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
34.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Dave Leiper

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Dave Leiper

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
39600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA