Larry Dierker vs. Saul Rivera — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Saul Rivera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Saul Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 80), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 100), and run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 103). Saul Rivera held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 383 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Larry Dierker.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Saul Rivera

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
6.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
40.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
34.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Saul Rivera

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Saul Rivera

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
12450
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
18.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
23.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA