Larry Dierker vs. Brian Sweeney — Career Comparison
Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Sweeney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Sweeney led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 187 vs 102), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 104), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 91). Larry Dierker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 51). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brian Sweeney.
Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Brian Sweeney
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
3.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
8.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
4.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
37.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
34.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15
Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Brian Sweeney
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Brian Sweeney
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
73
7300
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0