Larry Dierker vs. Josh Smoker — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Smoker
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Smoker 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 5.35 and 1.797 for Josh Smoker. 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 Josh Smoker

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
10.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.82
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
11.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.05
11.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.772
1.772
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
42.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
36.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.15
42.15

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Josh Smoker

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.085
0.085
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Josh Smoker

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
12300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA