Larry Dierker vs. Joe Sambito — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Sambito
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Sambito as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sambito led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 102), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 104), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 105). Larry Dierker held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Sambito.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Sambito

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333
33.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Sambito

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
93.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Sambito

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
4400
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
52
495.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
26.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
161.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
76.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
27.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA