Larry Dierker vs. Jon Warden — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jon Warden
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Warden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Dierker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 3.62 and 1.259 for Jon Warden. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Jon Warden

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
6.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
37.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
33.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Jon Warden

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.071
0.071
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Jon Warden

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
8400
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA