Larry Dierker vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Larry Dierker a clear advantage over Joe Sparma across the core pitching metrics. Larry Dierker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 92), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 101). Joe Sparma held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 91). Larry Dierker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Sparma

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.6
77.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
39.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
4.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
34.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Sparma

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.6
77.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Sparma

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA