How Dave LaRoche's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Dave LaRoche totaled 448 career Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1983, posting 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 31.4 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 62, well above the relief pitcher average of 28.6 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 16 in 1981 to 19 in 1982 and 2 in 1983, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 2 to 62 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Dave LaRoche Runs Per Season

Dave LaRoche's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Dave LaRoche Runs by Team

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

Dave LaRoche Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Dave LaRoche's career Runs, 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 Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave LaRoche Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave LaRoche's seasonal Runs 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 Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave LaRoche Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave LaRoche's MLB career with Runs 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 Runs season-by-season breakdown table