Larry Dierker vs Vida Blue

Larry DierkerVida Blue

Larry Dierker and Vida Blue compared on their MLB careers: Larry Dierker played 14 seasons, 1964 to 1977, Vida Blue 17 seasons, 1969 to 1986. Larry Dierker has 139 wins to Vida Blue's 209. Vida Blue won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Larry Dierker and Vida Blue career totals
356GP502
139W209
123L161
3.3ERA3.3
2333.2IP3343.1
1,493K2,175
711BB1,185
1.2WHIP1.2
1SV2

Where each stands all time

Larry Dierker and Vida Blue all-time places
236th (1,493)Strikeouts (pitching)70th (2,175)
—Wins (pitching)97th (209)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Larry Dierker: 0 championships; NL Manager of the Year
  • Vida Blue: 3 championships; AL Cy Young, AL MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Larry Dierker and Vida Blue season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1964012.001969116.64
2nd1965783.501970202.09
3rd19661083.1819712481.82
4th1967653.3619726102.80
5th196812153.3119732093.28
6th196920132.33197417153.25
7th197016123.87197522113.01
8th19711262.72197618132.35
9th19721583.40197714193.83
10th1973114.33197818102.79
11th197411102.90197914145.01
12th197514164.00198014102.97
13th197613143.691981862.45
14th1977264.58198213123.78
15th————1983056.01
16th————1985884.47
17th————198610103.27

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA