Paul Abbott vs. Dave LaRoche — Career Comparison

Paul Abbott
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Paul Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave LaRoche as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave LaRoche led in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 95), walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 92). Paul Abbott held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 72). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dave LaRoche.

Pitching Stats for Paul Abbott and Dave LaRoche

Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.54
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.75
53.75
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.14
69.14
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
4.92
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2162
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
720.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
8.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.26
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
4.91
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
3.94
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
6.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.218
1.218
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3187
39.8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
5.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.64
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2732
34.12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Paul Abbott and Dave LaRoche

Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2162
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
720.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.95
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.79
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.71
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.14
69.14
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Abbott and Dave LaRoche

Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
162
3888
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
20
480
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
120
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
34.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
120
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
41.78
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
144
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA