Chuck Kress vs. Andy LaRoche — Career Comparison

Chuck Kress
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Chuck Kress and Andy LaRoche are closely matched on the surface stats. Chuck Kress posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.320 vs .308) and batting average (.249 vs .226). Andy LaRoche had the advantage in home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Chuck Kress had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Chuck Kress and Andy LaRoche

Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
196.26
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
181.44
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
466
522.62
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1184
531.74
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
130.09
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
98.69
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
20
22.43
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
28
31.4
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
36.38
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
48.64
54.55
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.05
55.71
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
153
171.59
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
178.74
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
185.05
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
180.99
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.93
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.32
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
50.75
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
121.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.33
59.8
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
54.95
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
54.34
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
66.17
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.43
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.09
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.73
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.59
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.97
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.7
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73

Fielding Stats for Chuck Kress and Andy LaRoche

Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
20.89
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.13
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
179.04
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
13.34
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
2.28
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.93
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
194.3
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
3.24
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
192.38
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
3.1
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.208
9.208
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.747
2.747
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Chuck Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
19.45
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.28
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0