Larry Dierker vs. Cole Sands — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cole Sands
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Sands as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Sands led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 102), home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 98). Larry Dierker held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 102). Role difference aside, Cole Sands holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Cole Sands

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
8.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
9.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
38.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
34.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Cole Sands

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Cole Sands

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
157
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876
600
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA