Larry Dierker
1964–1977 · bats R / throws R · Houston Astros, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
357G
.136AVG
.149OBP
.169SLG
More career statistics
107H
4HR
46RBI
0SB
139–123W–L
2,333.2IP
1,493K
3.31ERA
329GS
1SV
8Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,661 | 9,658 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,130 | 2,129 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 7,001 | 7,000 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357 | 876 | 789 | 38 | 107 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 12 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 133 | .136 | .149 | .169 | .318 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,333.7 | 356 | 329 | 106 | 139 | 123 | 1 | 2,130 | 948 | 857 | 184 | 711 | 1,493 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 1.217 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1967-05-14 to 1967-05-30
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1969-09-13 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1976-07-09 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1969-05-07 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 185 | 471 | 58 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 136 | .137 | .140 | .164 |
| Away | 172 | 405 | 49 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 136 | .134 | .131 | .174 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 49 | 114 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 29 | .130 | .140 | .140 |
| May | 67 | 188 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 62 | .140 | .138 | .187 |
| June | 68 | 161 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 55 | .154 | .155 | .174 |
| July | 56 | 136 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 41 | .117 | .118 | .167 |
| August | 65 | 159 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 52 | .117 | .113 | .166 |
| September | 47 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 31 | .152 | .150 | .162 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 42 | 111 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | .146 | .144 | .175 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 36 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .120 | .108 | .120 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 36 | 84 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 34 | .114 | .107 | .165 |
| cincinnati-reds | 35 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 22 | .186 | .190 | .186 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 35 | 86 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 27 | .210 | .198 | .309 |
| atlanta-braves | 32 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | .061 | .070 | .061 |
| new-york-mets | 31 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 32 | .100 | .114 | .186 |
| chicago-cubs | 30 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | .090 | .107 | .090 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Houston Astros | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 8 | 5 |
| 1965 | Houston Astros | 26 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | .100 | 146 | 109 |
| 1966 | Houston Astros | 29 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 4 | – | .149 | 187 | 108 |
| 1967 | Houston Astros | 15 | 31 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .226 | 99 | 68 |
| 1968 | Houston Astros | 33 | 73 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .068 | 233 | 161 |
| 1969 | Houston Astros | 39 | 118 | 17 | 1 | 7 | – | .144 | 305 | 232 |
| 1970 | Houston Astros | 37 | 92 | 16 | – | 4 | – | .174 | 269 | 191 |
| 1971 | Houston Astros | 24 | 54 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .074 | 159 | 91 |
| 1972 | Houston Astros | 31 | 78 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .167 | 214 | 115 |
| 1973 | Houston Astros | 14 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 27 | 18 |
| 1974 | Houston Astros | 33 | 71 | 14 | – | 7 | – | .197 | 223 | 150 |
| 1975 | Houston Astros | 34 | 76 | 7 | – | 5 | – | .092 | 232 | 127 |
| 1976 | Houston Astros | 28 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 4 | – | .141 | 187 | 112 |
| 1977 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 39 | 6 |