Larry Dierker vs. John Smiley — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Smiley
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Larry Dierker a clear advantage over John Smiley across the core pitching metrics. Larry Dierker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 98). John Smiley held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 135 vs 102). Larry Dierker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and John Smiley

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.02
55.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.56
77.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
3.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1842
8.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
2.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7900
37.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7212
34.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and John Smiley

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.56
77.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and John Smiley

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
376.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
576
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
504
525
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
76.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
57
59.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.67
18.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
96.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
102.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
36.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.74
9.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
190.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
45
46.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA