Larry Dierker vs. Roberto Novoa — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roberto Novoa
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Roberto Novoa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 93). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Roberto Novoa

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
8.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
141.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
7.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
40.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
35.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Roberto Novoa

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
8.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
141.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Roberto Novoa

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
13100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-17.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Roberto Novoa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Roberto Novoa
Career
Per 600 PA