Larry Dierker stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1977

Pitcher

Age 80

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Larry Dierker played 14 MLB seasons, 1964 to 1977.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
356
W
139
L
123
ERA
3.31
IP
2,333.2
K
1,493
BB
711
WHIP
1.22

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1964HOU3012.009.0531.11
1965HOU26783.50146.2109371.17
1966HOU291083.18187.0108451.17
1967HOU15653.3699.068251.21
1968HOU3212153.31233.2161891.26
1969HOU3920132.33305.1232721.02
1970HOU3716123.87269.2191821.28
1971HOU241262.72159.091331.15
1972HOU311583.40214.2115511.21
1973HOU14114.3327.018131.48
1974HOU3311102.90223.2150821.21
1975HOU3414164.00232.0127911.36
1976HOU2813143.69187.2112721.29
1977STL11264.5839.16161.42

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
106
SHO
25
K/9
5.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1964HOU0005.00000
1965HOU0106.70000
1966HOU0825.20000
1967HOU0406.20000
1968HOU01016.20000
1969HOU02046.80000
1970HOU01726.40000
1971HOU0625.20000
1972HOU01254.80000
1973HOU0006.00000
1974HOU0736.00000
1975HOU01424.90000
1976HOU0745.40000
1977STL0001.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
80 yearsSep 22, 1946
Debut
1964

What were Larry Dierker's career stats?

Larry Dierker played 14 seasons for the Astros and the Cardinals. He had 139 wins and 1,493 strikeouts with a 3.31 ERA over 2,333.2 innings. His best season was 1969: 20 wins, a 2.33 ERA and 232 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 1964 to 1977

Larry Dierker finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

All-time career rank

  • 237th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,493)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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