Larry Dierker vs. Caleb Smith — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Caleb Smith
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Larry Dierker a clear advantage over Caleb Smith across the core pitching metrics. Larry Dierker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 83). Caleb Smith held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 105). Larry Dierker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Caleb Smith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.54
43.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
4.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
7.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
4.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
9.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1920
38.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
4.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.309
1.309
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1673
33.68
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.66
38.66

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Caleb Smith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.57
90.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.54
43.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Caleb Smith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
894
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
87
522
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
90
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
19.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
108
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
108
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
11.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
252
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
60
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100