NAME     : Larry Dierker
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 9/22/1946
  AGE      : 34
  HEIGHT   : 6"7
  WEIGHT   : 235
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $8,000,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1964   2.00  0  1  0   3  0   0   9.0   2   3   5  HOU
  1965   3.51  7  8  0  26  1   0 146.0  57  37 109  HOU
  1966   3.18 10  8  0  29  8   2 187.0  66  45 108  HOU
  1967   3.36  6  5  0  15  4   0  99.0  37  25  68  HOU
  1968   3.32 12 15  0  32 10   1 233.0  86  89 161  HOU
  1969   2.33 20 13  0  39 20   4 305.0  79  72 232  HOU
  1970   3.86 18 12  0  35  9   1 254.0 109  63 169  HOU
  1971   3.80 15 12  0  33 11   2 255.2 108  69 174  HOU
  1972   4.67  0  9  0  17  0   0  81.0  42  27  64  HOU,NY
  1973   2.79 20  8  0  34 10   4 267.2  83  45 220  NY
  1974   3.62 19 13  0  40  9   2 285.2 115  49 210  NY
  1975   2.72 26  7  0  40  9   3 304.0  92  47 237  NY,NL
  1976   2.97 20 12  0  40  5   1 290.2  96  49 222  NY,NL
  1977   2.84 24  9  0  41  3   0 295.0  93  41 215  NY
  1978   3.12 22 10  0  41  3   1 273.2  95  42 175  NY
  1979   3.71 12 12  0  35  7   2 247.1 102  43 182  NYM,CLE,CiN
  1980   5.19  6  6  0  26  0   0 135.1  78  32  99  CiN
 
  Total ERA   : 3.29
  Total Wins  : 237
  Total Losses: 160
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 23
  Total CG    : 109
  Total K's   : 2650
  Total BB's  : 778
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from New York to Cleveland on 1/31/1979... Traded from Cleveland to Cincinnati on 5/6/1979... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/8/1981 to a 3-year deal worth $8,000,000 per year...