Larry Dierker vs. Mike Wallace — Career Comparison

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Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Wallace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 102). Mike Wallace held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Larry Dierker.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Mike Wallace

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
3.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
9.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
5.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
40.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
34.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Mike Wallace

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Mike Wallace

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
8775
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
21.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
23.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA