Larry Dierker vs. Bob Lemon — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Lemon
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Larry Dierker and Bob Lemon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Larry Dierker had the edge in WHIP (1.236 vs 1.341). By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Bob Lemon

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
1.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.79
61.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.09
76.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
3.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8550
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2850
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2559
8.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1251
3.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1277
4.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12099
38.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10791
34.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Bob Lemon

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2604
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
7.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
10.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
10.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.124
2.124
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.58
24.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Bob Lemon

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
277.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1330
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1183
533.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
123.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
78.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
24.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
16.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
45.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138.27
62.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
206.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
166.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
66.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
66.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
116.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.46
63.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
41.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
108.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
49
22.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67