Larry Dierker vs. Aaron Small — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Aaron Small
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Small as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Small led in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 98). Larry Dierker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 68). Role difference aside, Aaron Small holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Aaron Small

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
10.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
40.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
5.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
35.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Aaron Small

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Aaron Small

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
20640
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA