Larry Dierker vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ford Smith posted a stronger line than Larry Dierker. Ford Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.37 vs 3.31) and WHIP (1.115 vs 1.236). By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Ford Smith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Ford Smith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Ford Smith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA