Larry Dierker vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Thatcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 3.31 and 1.236 for Larry Dierker. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Grant Thatcher

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
37.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Grant Thatcher

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Grant Thatcher

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA