Larry Dierker vs. Darren Oliver — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darren Oliver
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Larry Dierker a clear advantage over Darren Oliver across the core pitching metrics. Larry Dierker led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 75), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 90). Darren Oliver held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 91). Larry Dierker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Darren Oliver

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
3.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.63
54.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.9
29.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
4.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5747
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2037
9.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
3.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
5.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8346
39.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
4.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7391
34.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Darren Oliver

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
3.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5747
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
1.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.25
97.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.9
29.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Darren Oliver

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
1913.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
243
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
217
535.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
118.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.27
37.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
153.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
145.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.53
38.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
182.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
15
37.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA