Larry Dierker vs. Vicente Romo — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Vicente Romo
Silent GenerationMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Vicente Romo 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 97). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Vicente Romo

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.23
49.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
3.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1937
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
645.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
7.93
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
3.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
5.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2738
38.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
3.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2401
33.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Vicente Romo

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1938
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.98
93.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.466
0.466
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Vicente Romo

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
1405.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
143
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
121
507.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
67.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
92.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
92.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
11.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
100.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
5.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
71.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA