Larry Dierker vs. Joe Thatcher — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Thatcher led in home run suppression (HR9+ 224 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 189 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 175 vs 98). Role difference aside, Joe Thatcher holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Thatcher

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
8.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
38.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
34.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Thatcher

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.057
0.057
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Joe Thatcher

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA