Larry Dierker vs. Jack Scheible — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jack Scheible
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Scheible 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 5.4 and 1.855 for Jack Scheible. 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 Jack Scheible

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
43.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.855
1.855
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
36.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.69
43.69

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Jack Scheible

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Jack Scheible

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
21.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
22.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA