Larry Dierker vs. Mickey Welch — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mickey Welch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Mickey Welch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Welch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 3.31 and 1.236 for Larry Dierker. By the career numbers, Mickey Welch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Mickey Welch

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
0.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
2.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14406
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4802
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4588
8.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
2.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
3.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20308
38.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2556
4.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18959
35.53
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Mickey Welch

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15318
27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5106
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
0.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
1.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
1.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.48
86.48
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Mickey Welch

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
159.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2286
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
577.69
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
129.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
97.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
24.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
31.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.5
44.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
171.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
151.44
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
70.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
53.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
120.21
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178.99
46.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
21.52
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
86.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.62
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100