Lou Klein vs. Andy LaRoche — Career Comparison

Lou Klein
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Lou Klein posted the stronger offensive profile against Andy LaRoche. Lou Klein posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .644) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .308). Andy LaRoche had the advantage in home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Klein had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Klein and Andy LaRoche

Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
305
156.28
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
181.44
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
1171
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
1037
531.34
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1184
531.74
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
137.83
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
97.35
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.59
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
23.8
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.69
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.2
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.48
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
36.38
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.22
70.31
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.05
55.71
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
395
202.39
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
178.74
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
194.19
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
180.99
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
83.01
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
51.75
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
50.75
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
126.56
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.93
75.28
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.56
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
105
53.8
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
60.97
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.84
9.84
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.3
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.12
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.12
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.59
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Lou Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73

Fielding Stats for Lou Klein and Andy LaRoche

Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.13
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8325
27
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2775
9
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.82
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.24
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
3.1
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.34
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.311
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.747
2.747
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Lou Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.28
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0