Larry Dierker vs. Stan Yerkes — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Stan Yerkes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Yerkes 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 3.66 and 1.511 for Stan Yerkes. 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 Stan Yerkes

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.41
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
3.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
11.15
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
2.74
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1397
39.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
5.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
36.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Stan Yerkes

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.37
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.13
92.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.822
1.822
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Stan Yerkes

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
244.52
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
45
226.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
119
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
544.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
70.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
60.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
18.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
16
80.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
121.01
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.21
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
10.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
50.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
176.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA