Larry Dierker Stats

Larry Dierker was born on Sunday, September 22, 1946, in Hollywood, California. Dierker was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1964, with the Houston Colt .45s. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Larry Dierker baseball stats page.

"If you can get a guy to pull your best fastball, you've got him. He has no chance unless he has been guessing. If he normally hits that way, he can't hit any kind of breaking ball or off-speed pitch." - Larry Dierker in Baseball Turf War Focuses on Inner Part of Plate (Baseball Digest : August 1998)

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Larry Dierker

Larry Dierker Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#375)

Larry Dierker Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#375)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Lawrence Edward Dierker
Nickname:   Larry
Born On:   09-22-1946
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hollywood, California
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   09-22-1964 (Age 18)
Last Game:   10-01-1977
Draft:   Not Applicable
Larry Dierker

Larry Dierker Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1964 Colt .45s 3 1 2 0 1 .000 2.00 0 0 0 9.0 36 7 2 4 1 3 0 5 2 0 0 -
1965 Astros 26 19 2 7 8 .467 3.50 1 0 0 146.2 611 135 57 69 16 37 4 109 8 3 2 -
1966 Astros 29 28 0 10 8 .556 3.18 8 2 0 187.0 776 173 66 73 17 45 0 108 4 1 0 -
1967 Astros 15 15 0 6 5 .545 3.36 4 0 0 99.0 410 95 37 44 4 25 0 68 7 1 0 -
1968 Astros 32 32 0 12 15 .444 3.31 10 1 0 233.2 981 206 86 95 14 89 12 161 20 8 0 -
1969 Astros 39 37 0 20 13 .606 2.33 20 4 0 305.1 1,207 240 79 97 18 72 6 232 9 1 0 -
1970 Astros 37 36 1 16 12 .571 3.87 17 2 1 269.2 1,132 263 116 124 31 82 4 191 8 6 0 -
1971 Astros 24 23 0 12 6 .667 2.72 6 2 0 159.0 647 150 48 50 8 33 1 91 6 2 0 -
1972 Astros 31 31 0 15 8 .652 3.40 12 5 0 214.2 887 209 81 87 14 51 0 115 3 5 1 -
1973 Astros 14 3 4 1 1 .500 4.33 0 0 0 27.0 120 27 13 14 3 13 0 18 2 2 0 -
1974 Astros 33 33 0 11 10 .524 2.90 7 3 0 223.2 913 189 72 76 18 82 4 150 8 6 3 -
1975 Astros 34 34 0 14 16 .467 4.00 14 2 0 232.0 982 225 103 109 24 91 6 127 13 7 1 -
1976 Astros 28 28 0 13 14 .481 3.69 7 4 0 187.2 790 171 77 85 9 72 6 112 12 6 2 -
1977 Cardinals 11 9 1 2 6 .250 4.58 0 0 0 39.1 169 40 20 21 7 16 0 6 2 2 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
14 Years 356 329 10 139 123 .531 3.31 106 25 1 2,333.2 9,661 2,130 857 948 184 711 43 1,493 104 50 10 -
Larry Dierker

Larry Dierker Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1964 Colt .45s 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1965 Astros 26 50 3 5 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 15 4 0 0 1 .100 .118 .160
1966 Astros 29 67 6 10 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 21 2 0 0 3 .149 .174 .224
1967 Astros 15 31 2 7 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 11 1 1 0 0 .226 .242 .323
1968 Astros 33 73 2 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 35 9 0 0 2 .068 .093 .082
1969 Astros 39 118 7 17 2 0 1 0 7 2 0 38 7 0 0 3 .144 .158 .186
1970 Astros 37 92 7 16 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 37 9 1 0 2 .174 .181 .196
1971 Astros 24 54 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 16 3 0 0 3 .074 .091 .093
1972 Astros 31 78 2 13 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 24 6 0 1 0 .167 .188 .167
1973 Astros 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1974 Astros 33 71 2 14 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 27 11 0 0 0 .197 .208 .239
1975 Astros 34 76 0 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 21 13 0 0 1 .092 .092 .092
1976 Astros 28 64 3 9 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 20 3 2 0 1 .141 .136 .188
1977 Cardinals 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 357 789 38 107 14 0 4 0 46 12 0 272 70 4 1 16 .136 .149 .169
Larry Dierker

Larry Dierker Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1964 Colt .45s P 3 1 27 1 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1965 Astros P 26 19 440 31 1.2 27 10 17 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .871 1.66 -
1966 Astros P 29 28 561 41 1.4 39 13 26 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 1.88 -
1967 Astros P 15 15 297 19 1.3 17 7 10 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .895 1.55 -
1968 Astros P 32 32 701 42 1.3 41 13 28 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.58 -
1969 Astros P 39 37 916 59 1.5 56 14 42 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .949 1.65 -
1970 Astros P 37 36 809 53 1.4 50 19 31 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .943 1.67 -
1971 Astros P 24 23 477 40 1.7 39 16 23 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.21 -
1972 Astros P 31 31 644 35 1.1 35 16 19 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.47 -
1973 Astros P 14 3 81 3 0.2 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00 -
1974 Astros P 33 33 671 45 1.4 44 10 34 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.77 -
1975 Astros P 34 34 696 49 1.4 46 15 31 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .939 1.78 -
1976 Astros P 28 28 563 37 1.3 35 17 18 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .946 1.68 -
1977 Cardinals P 11 9 118 7 0.6 7 2 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.60 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 356 329 7,001 462 1.3 439 152 287 23 16 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.69 --
14 Years 356 329 7,001 462 1.3 439 152 287 23 16 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.69 --
Larry Dierker

Larry Dierker Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1964 Colt .45s 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.67 5.00 3.00
1965 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 50.0 3.3 25.0 2.95 6.69 2.27
1966 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 67.0 3.2 16.8 2.40 5.20 2.17
1967 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 7.8 2.72 6.18 2.27
1968 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.1 24.3 1.81 6.20 3.43
1969 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 118.0 3.1 16.9 3.22 6.84 2.12
1970 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.5 23.0 2.33 6.37 2.74
1971 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 27.0 2.76 5.15 1.87
1972 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 19.5 2.25 4.82 2.14
1973 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.38 6.00 4.33
1974 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.6 10.1 1.83 6.04 3.30
1975 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.6 15.2 1.40 4.93 3.53
1976 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 64.0 3.2 16.0 1.56 5.37 3.45
1977 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.38 1.37 3.66
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 197.3 2.9 17.2 2.10 5.76 2.74
Larry Dierker

Larry Dierker Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1964 Houston Colt .45s 49 Undetermined - -
1965 Houston Astros 49 Undetermined - -
1966 Houston Astros 49 Undetermined - -
1967 Houston Astros 49 Undetermined - -
1968 Houston Astros 49 Undetermined - -
1969 Houston Astros 49 Undetermined Stats -
1970 Houston Astros 49 Undetermined - -
1971 Houston Astros 49 Undetermined Stats -
1972 Houston Astros 49 Undetermined - -
1973 Houston Astros 49 Undetermined - -
1974 Houston Astros 49 Undetermined - -
1975 Houston Astros 49 Undetermined - -
1976 Houston Astros 49 $120,000.00 - -
1977 St. Louis Cardinals 49 $100,000.00 - -


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