Bill Atkinson vs. Dave LaRoche — Career Comparison

Bill Atkinson
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dave LaRoche a clear advantage over Bill Atkinson across the core pitching metrics. Dave LaRoche led in home run suppression (HR9+ 72 vs 64), walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 86). Bill Atkinson held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 87). Dave LaRoche was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bill Atkinson and Dave LaRoche

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.99
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
5.55
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.42
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
3.53
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
7.88
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
7.88
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.79
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.69
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
6.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.093
1.093
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
38.18
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.99
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
3.84
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.35
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
33.35
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Bill Atkinson and Dave LaRoche

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.99
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
5.55
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.71
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.44
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.26
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.378
0.378
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Atkinson and Dave LaRoche

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
99
5400
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
102.86
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
44.81
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
154.29
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
62.61
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.77
58.02
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA