Larry Dierker vs. Chris Smith — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Smith
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Smith 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 5.4 and 1.600 for Chris Smith. 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 Chris Smith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Chris Smith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Chris Smith

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