Larry Dierker vs. Koji Uehara — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Koji Uehara
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Koji Uehara as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Koji Uehara led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 203 vs 102), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 105), and run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 104). Larry Dierker held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 77). Role difference aside, Koji Uehara holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Koji Uehara

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.78
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
480.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
6.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
10.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1862
34.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
32.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.86
34.86

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Koji Uehara

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
480.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.124
0.124
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Koji Uehara

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
87200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
21.85
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA