Larry Dierker vs. Justin Speier — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Justin Speier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Speier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 89). Justin Speier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 102). Role difference aside, Larry Dierker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Justin Speier

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
8.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.47
51.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2025
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
8.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
7.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2883
38.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2553
34.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Justin Speier

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
8.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2025
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.121
0.121
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Justin Speier

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
21635.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
16.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
9.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA