Larry Dierker vs. Ben Sheets — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ben Sheets
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker and Ben Sheets are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 104 for Larry Dierker and 101 for Ben Sheets, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 98 and 103 respectively. If forced to pick, Ben Sheets gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Ben Sheets

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
3.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4790
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
8.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
7.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6640
37.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
4.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6138
34.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Ben Sheets

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4790
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Ben Sheets

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
292.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
513
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
449
525.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
34
39.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
31
36.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
4.07
4.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
37
43.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
53
61.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
24
28.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
-16.81
-19.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
22.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
247.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
52.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA