Larry Dierker vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Thornton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Thornton led in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 98). Larry Dierker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Thornton.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Matt Thornton

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2799
38.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
3.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Matt Thornton

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Matt Thornton

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA