Larry Dierker vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Larry Dierker a clear advantage over Bill Swift across the core pitching metrics. Larry Dierker led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 99). Bill Swift held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 91). Larry Dierker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Bill Swift

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.65
54.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.59
54.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
3.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
9.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
2.85
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
4.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6817
38.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
4.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6172
34.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Bill Swift

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.85
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.194
1.194
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.59
54.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Bill Swift

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
894.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
275
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
229
499.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
104.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
82.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.68
34.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
130.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
37.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
117.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.09
5.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.73
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100