Larry Dierker vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Larry Dierker. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 3.31) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.236). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Rube Waddell

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Rube Waddell

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Rube Waddell

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
90.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
68.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.21
26.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100