Bob Adams vs. Dave LaRoche — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave LaRoche posted a stronger line than Bob Adams. Dave LaRoche posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.53 vs 7.94) and WHIP (1.390 vs 2.294). By the career numbers, Dave LaRoche had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Adams and Dave LaRoche

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15.88
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
3.94
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
39.71
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Dave LaRoche

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3148
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049.1
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.41
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.65
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.5
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Dave LaRoche

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
102.86
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
51.38
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
154.29
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
188.57
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.77
58.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA