Larry Dierker vs. Joe Savery — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Savery
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Savery as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 3.83 and 1.277 for Joe Savery. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Savery

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.258
1.258
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
33.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Savery

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Savery

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
8800
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA