Bobby Anderson vs. Andy LaRoche — Career Comparison

Bobby Anderson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueSecond Baseman
Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bobby Anderson and Andy LaRoche are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy LaRoche posted stronger numbers in slugging (.336 vs .314) and home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). Bobby Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.325 vs .308). By the career numbers, Andy LaRoche had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Anderson and Andy LaRoche

Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
162.35
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
181.44
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
494.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1184
531.74
Bobby Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bobby Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
112.94
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
119.91
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
36.38
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
60.26
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.05
55.71
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
155.29
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
178.74
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
183.53
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
180.99
Bobby Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bobby Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bobby Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
42.35
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
59.73
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
50.75
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
100.6
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.42
66.47
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
54.34
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Bobby Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.42
6.42
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Bobby Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.59
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Bobby Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73

Fielding Stats for Bobby Anderson and Andy LaRoche

Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.09
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.13
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.05
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.03
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
189.1
9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.85
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.85
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Bobby Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.18
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
3.24
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.71
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
3.1
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.64
88.64
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Bobby Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.391
3.391
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.747
2.747
Bobby Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.09
91.09
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.28
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0