Larry Dierker vs. Chris Withrow — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Withrow
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Withrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Withrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 3.31 and 1.236 for Larry Dierker. By the career numbers, Chris Withrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Chris Withrow

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.54
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
3.31
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
8.21
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.61
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
9.51
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
37.26
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
36.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
3.66
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8828
34.05
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
31.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Chris Withrow

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Chris Withrow

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
27600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA