Larry Dierker vs. Garrett Whitlock — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Garrett Whitlock
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Garrett Whitlock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Garrett Whitlock led in home run suppression (HR9+ 183 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 175 vs 102), and run prevention (ERA+ 146 vs 104). Role difference aside, Garrett Whitlock holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Garrett Whitlock

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.72
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.92
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9.84
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1281
36.76
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181
33.89
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Garrett Whitlock

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.73
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.69
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Garrett Whitlock

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
49500
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA