Larry Dierker vs. Gus Shallix — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gus Shallix
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Shallix 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 3.56 and 1.182 for Gus Shallix. 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 Gus Shallix

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
7.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.87
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
38.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
34.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Gus Shallix

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Gus Shallix

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
36
163.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
559.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
1.11
5.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
17
77.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
11
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.99
-18.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA