Larry Dierker vs. Joel Peralta — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joel Peralta
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Joel Peralta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joel Peralta led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 102), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 98). Larry Dierker held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joel Peralta.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Joel Peralta

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
8.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
4.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1944
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
7.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
8.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2657
36.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2427
33.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Joel Peralta

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
8.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1944
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Joel Peralta

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
53228.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
24.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
5.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Joel Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA