How Dave LaRoche's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Dave LaRoche totaled 459 career Walks, well above the relief pitcher average of 115.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1983, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 26.6 that year. The highest point came in 1975 at 57, well above the relief pitcher average of 24.3 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 16 in 1981 to 11 in 1982 and 0 in 1983, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 0 to 57 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Dave LaRoche Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Dave LaRoche Walks Per Season

Dave LaRoche's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dave LaRoche Walks per season line chart

Dave LaRoche Walks by Team

Dave LaRoche's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave LaRoche career Walks by team bar chart

Dave LaRoche Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Dave LaRoche's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Dave LaRoche Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave LaRoche Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave LaRoche's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dave LaRoche Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave LaRoche Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave LaRoche's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Dave LaRoche Walks season-by-season breakdown table