Steve Arlin vs. Dave LaRoche — Career Comparison

Steve Arlin
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Arlin 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 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 87 vs 81). Steve Arlin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 72). Role difference aside, Dave LaRoche holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Arlin and Dave LaRoche

Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.61
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.76
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
4.33
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
788.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
792
9.04
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.04
9.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
4.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
3.94
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
5.28
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3474
39.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
4.92
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3013
34.38
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Steve Arlin and Dave LaRoche

Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.61
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2368
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
789.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.63
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.09
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.82
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.72
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.38
94.38
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Arlin and Dave LaRoche

Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
141
324.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
528.74
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
73.56
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
62.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.56
17.38
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
89.66
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
112.64
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
29.89
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.29
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
55.17
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
9.78
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
34.48
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
74
170.11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA