Larry Dierker vs. Jeff Russell — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jeff Russell
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Russell 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 73), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91). Jeff Russell held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 102). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Jeff Russell

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.41
43.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.41
13.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
3.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3299
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
8.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
3.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
5.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4694
38.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.78
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
4.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4178
34.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Jeff Russell

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3299
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.41
13.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Jeff Russell

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
3854.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
79
515.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
24.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
110.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
104.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
65.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
12.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
215.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA