Larry Dierker vs. Leon Pettit — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Pettit
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Pettit 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 5.18 and 1.743 for Leon Pettit. 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 Leon Pettit

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
10.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
41.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
36.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Leon Pettit

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Leon Pettit

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
733.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
22.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
200
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
34.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA