Larry Dierker vs. Tad Quinn — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tad Quinn
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Tad Quinn 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 4.76 and 1.706 for Tad Quinn. 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 Tad Quinn

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.18
12.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
0.588
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
41.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Tad Quinn

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Tad Quinn

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
95.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Tad Quinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tad Quinn
Career
Per 600 PA