Larry Dierker vs. Rob Wooten — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rob Wooten
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Rob Wooten 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 5.03 and 1.441 for Rob Wooten. 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 Rob Wooten

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.91
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
7.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
38.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.78
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
34.94
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Rob Wooten

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.11
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.72
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.169
0.169
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Rob Wooten

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
21300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
82.19
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Rob Wooten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Wooten
Career
Per 600 PA