What years did Larry Dierker play?

Larry Dierker played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1977.

Was Larry Dierker a pitcher?

Yes. Larry Dierker pitched in the major leagues, recording 139 wins and 1493 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Larry Dierker hit?

Larry Dierker hit 4 career home runs with 107 hits.

What was Larry Dierker's career batting average?

Larry Dierker batted .136 over his career, with 107 hits in 789 at bats.

How many RBI did Larry Dierker have?

Larry Dierker drove in 46 runs in his career.

What was Larry Dierker's career ERA?

Larry Dierker finished with a 3.31 career ERA, going 139-123 with 1,493 strikeouts.

Larry Dierker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1977)

Larry Dierker was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1977 for the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 14 seasons. Across 356 career appearances, he went 139-123 with a 3.31 ERA and 1,493 strikeouts. He also batted .136 with 4 home runs. Larry Dierker was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 16634.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 139–123

ERA 3.31

WHIP 1.22

SO 1,493

Pitcher PIV 16634.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 215 lb
Born: 9/22/1946 in Hollywood, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1964-09-22
Last Game: 1977-10-01
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Lawrence Edward Dierker

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Career Pitching Statistics

Larry Dierker — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
139	123	356	329	106	25	1	2333.2	2,130	857	184	711	1,493	3.31	16634.4

Career ERA 3.31 vs. league average 3.57 across their career seasons — 7.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Larry Dierker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1964	HOU	NL	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	9.0	7	2	3	5	2.00	3.58 (+44%)	0.0
1965	HOU	NL	7	8	26	19	1	0	0	146.2	135	57	37	109	3.50	3.50 (avg)	874.9
1966	HOU	NL	10	8	29	28	8	2	0	187.0	173	66	45	108	3.18	3.52 (+10%)	977.2
1967	HOU	NL	6	5	15	15	4	0	0	99.0	95	37	25	68	3.36	3.30 (-2%)	2083.5
1968	HOU	NL	12	15	32	32	10	1	0	233.2	206	86	89	161	3.31	2.98 (-11%)	-287.9
1969	HOU	NL	20	13	39	37	20	4	0	305.1	240	79	72	232	2.33	3.61 (+36%)	9251.0
1970	HOU	NL	16	12	37	36	17	2	1	269.2	263	116	82	191	3.87	3.89 (avg)	1356.3
1971	HOU	NL	12	6	24	23	6	2	0	159.0	150	48	33	91	2.72	3.47 (+22%)	3480.1
1972	HOU	NL	15	8	31	31	12	5	0	214.2	209	81	51	115	3.40	3.26 (-4%)	1714.6
1973	HOU	NL	1	1	14	3	0	0	0	27.0	27	13	13	18	4.33	3.75 (-16%)	-403.3
1974	HOU	NL	11	10	33	33	7	3	0	223.2	189	72	82	150	2.90	3.63 (+20%)	958.4
1975	HOU	NL	14	16	34	34	14	2	0	232.0	225	103	91	127	4.00	3.71 (-8%)	-2283.1
1976	HOU	NL	13	14	28	28	7	4	0	187.2	171	77	72	112	3.69	3.51 (-5%)	998.2
1977	SLN	NL	2	6	11	9	0	0	0	39.1	40	20	16	6	4.58	4.00 (-14%)	-2085.5
Career · 14 seasons			139	123	356	329	106	25	1	2,333.2	2,130	857	711	1,493	3.31	—	16,634

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Larry Dierker — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
357	789	38	107	14	0	4	46	0	12	272	.136	.149	.169	.317	-6,186

Career AVG .136 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.

Career OBP .149 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 53.1% below league average.

Career SLG .169 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 54.5% below league average.

Career OPS .317 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 53.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Larry Dierker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1964	HOU	NL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	HOU	NL	26	50	3	5	0	1	2	1	15	.100	.245 (-59%)	.310 (-62%)	.371 (-57%)	.682 (-59%)	-451.7
1966	HOU	NL	29	67	6	10	2	1	4	2	21	.149	.248 (-40%)	.309 (-44%)	.376 (-41%)	.685 (-42%)	-433.9
1967	HOU	NL	15	31	2	7	3	0	4	1	11	.226	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	HOU	NL	33	73	2	5	1	0	3	2	35	.068	.236 (-71%)	.298 (-69%)	.340 (-76%)	.638 (-73%)	-754.2
1969	HOU	NL	39	118	7	17	2	1	7	2	38	.144	.248 (-42%)	.320 (-51%)	.369 (-50%)	.689 (-50%)	-914.9
1970	HOU	NL	37	92	7	16	2	0	4	1	37	.174	.253 (-32%)	.325 (-44%)	.385 (-49%)	.711 (-47%)	-696.6
1971	HOU	NL	24	54	4	4	1	0	2	1	16	.074	.249 (-70%)	.316 (-71%)	.365 (-75%)	.682 (-73%)	-599.8
1972	HOU	NL	31	78	2	13	0	0	4	1	24	.167	.243 (-32%)	.310 (-40%)	.353 (-53%)	.664 (-47%)	-533.8
1973	HOU	NL	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	HOU	NL	33	71	2	14	3	0	7	1	27	.197	.256 (-23%)	.324 (-36%)	.369 (-35%)	.693 (-35%)	-397.4
1975	HOU	NL	34	76	0	7	0	0	5	0	21	.092	.257 (-64%)	.327 (-72%)	.374 (-75%)	.701 (-74%)	-867.7
1976	HOU	NL	28	64	3	9	0	1	4	0	20	.141	.255 (-45%)	.320 (-57%)	.360 (-48%)	.681 (-52%)	-536.2
1977	SLN	NL	11	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			357	789	38	107	14	4	46	12	272	.136	—	—	—	—	-6,186

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Larry Dierker — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	185	422	23	58	1	35	.137
Away	172	367	15	49	3	11	.134

Pitching — Home / Away

Larry Dierker — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	184	1306.0	1131	396	375	890	2.73
Away	172	1027.1	998	461	336	603	4.04

Last 10 Games — Batting

Larry Dierker — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1977-10-01	STL	NYN	L	0	0
1977-07-16	STL	WSN	L	0	0
1977-07-07	STL	CHC	L	2	2
1977-07-01	STL	CHC	W	2	0
1977-06-26	STL	PHI	L	0	0
1977-06-20	STL	LAD	L	0	0
1977-06-16	STL	SFG	L	0	0
1977-06-07	STL	SDP	L	0	0
1977-06-01	STL	CHC	L	2	1
1977-05-27	STL	WSN	W	2	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Larry Dierker — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1977-10-01	STL	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1977-07-16	STL	WSN	L	0.2	3	3	3	2	0	1
1977-07-07	STL	CHC	L	6.0	5	2	1	1	1	1
1977-07-01	STL	CHC	W	7.0	5	1	1	0	2	0
1977-06-26	STL	PHI	L	4.1	3	2	2	0	0	2
1977-06-20	STL	LAD	—	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	1
1977-06-16	STL	SFG	L	1.0	4	2	2	1	0	0
1977-06-07	STL	SDP	L	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
1977-06-01	STL	CHC	—	7.0	6	1	1	3	1	0
1977-05-27	STL	WSN	W	7.0	7	3	3	2	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Larry Dierker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	356	329	152	287	23	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Larry Dierker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1964	HOU	P	3	1	0	0	1	0
1965	HOU	P	26	19	10	17	4	0
1966	HOU	P	29	28	13	26	2	1
1967	HOU	P	15	15	7	10	2	0
1968	HOU	P	32	32	13	28	1	2
1969	HOU	P	39	37	14	42	3	5
1970	HOU	P	37	36	19	31	3	3
1971	HOU	P	24	23	16	23	1	0
1972	HOU	P	31	31	16	19	0	1
1973	HOU	P	14	3	0	3	0	0
1974	HOU	P	33	33	10	34	1	1
1975	HOU	P	34	34	15	31	3	1
1976	HOU	P	28	28	17	18	2	2
1977	SLN	P	11	9	2	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Larry Dierker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	356

Award Voting History

Larry Dierker — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1969	Most Valuable Player	NL	23th	6.0	336	0

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Larry Dierker: the record in brief

September 22, 1964 and October 1, 1977 bracket Larry Dierker's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Houston Colt .45's (1964), the Houston Astros (1965 through 1976), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1977). Dierker, born on September 22, 1946, in Hollywood, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 215 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. The bio lists the given name Lawrence Edward.

The pitching table credits Dierker with a 139-123 record and a 3.31 ERA in 356 games. Also on Dierker's record: 1,493 strikeouts, 106 complete games, and 25 shutouts. Against a 3.57 league ERA for the same years, Dierker was 7.3% better. Dierker won 20 games in 1969, the most of any season listed. In 1969, one of the busiest seasons, Dierker posted a 2.33 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.61. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 16,634.4 for Dierker's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Larry Dierker

What years did Larry Dierker play?: Larry Dierker played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1977.
Was Larry Dierker a pitcher?: Yes. Larry Dierker pitched in the major leagues, recording 139 wins and 1493 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Larry Dierker hit?: Larry Dierker hit 4 career home runs with 107 hits.
What was Larry Dierker's career batting average?: Larry Dierker batted .136 over his career, with 107 hits in 789 at bats.
How many RBI did Larry Dierker have?: Larry Dierker drove in 46 runs in his career.
What was Larry Dierker's career ERA?: Larry Dierker finished with a 3.31 career ERA, going 139-123 with 1,493 strikeouts.