Brian Fisher vs. Dave LaRoche — Career Comparison

Brian Fisher
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Brian Fisher 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 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 85), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 90). Brian Fisher held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 72). Role difference aside, Dave LaRoche holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Fisher and Dave LaRoche

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
3.12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.91
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.48
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.43
51.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.28
29.28
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
4.39
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
8.97
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.98
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
3.54
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
5.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2758
38.78
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.86
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.66
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
34.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Brian Fisher and Dave LaRoche

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
3.12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.91
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.56
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.46
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.65
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.28
29.28
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Fisher and Dave LaRoche

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
222
1091.8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
516.39
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
13
63.93
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.1
25.08
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
103.28
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
113.11
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.77
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
11.36
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
54
265.57
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA