Larry Dierker vs. Don Sutton — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Don Sutton
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker and Don Sutton are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 104 for Larry Dierker and 104 for Don Sutton, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 98 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Larry Dierker gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Don Sutton

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.86
55.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1914
3.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15847
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692
7.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
0.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
2.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3574
6.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21631
36.85
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
3.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19933
33.96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Don Sutton

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15846
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
1.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
1.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
947
1.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Don Sutton

Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
302.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1559
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1354
521.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
75.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
68.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
5.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.9
13.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
81.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
100.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
24.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
24.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
49.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.63
5.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
140.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
52.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
11.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100