Larry Dierker vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Sosa 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 4.6 and 1.739 for Jose Sosa. 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 Jose Sosa

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Jose Sosa

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Jose Sosa

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA