Larry Dierker vs. Matt Purke — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Purke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Purke 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 5.5 and 1.833 for Matt Purke. 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 Matt Purke

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Matt Purke

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Matt Purke

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876
600
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Purke
Career
Per 600 PA