Sparky Adams vs. Andy LaRoche — Career Comparison

Sparky Adams
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Sparky Adams posted the stronger offensive profile against Andy LaRoche. Sparky Adams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.695 vs .644) and on-base percentage (.343 vs .308). Andy LaRoche had the advantage in home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sparky Adams had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sparky Adams and Andy LaRoche

Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1424
138.39
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
181.44
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6174
600
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5557
540.04
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1184
531.74
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1588
154.32
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1282
124.59
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
24.2
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
53
23.8
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.66
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.87
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
29.74
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
36.38
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710.52
69.05
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.05
55.71
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1960
190.48
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
398
178.74
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2069
201.07
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
403
180.99
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
844
82.02
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
38.29
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
50.75
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229
119.44
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800.27
77.77
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.72
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
44.02
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
21.67
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.69
27.69
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
2.03
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
13.22
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.36
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.97
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.59
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.86
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
19.83
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.49
75.49
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73

Fielding Stats for Sparky Adams and Andy LaRoche

Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.13
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8325
27
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2775
9
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2287
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.82
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3748
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6265
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.24
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6035
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
3.1
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.33
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.361
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.747
2.747
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.28
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0