Larry Dierker vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor 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 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. 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 Brian O'Connor

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Brian O'Connor

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Brian O'Connor

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA