Mike LaCoss vs. Tony Saunders — Career Comparison

Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Saunders
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Tony Saunders a clear advantage over Mike LaCoss across the core pitching metrics. Tony Saunders led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 65), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 94), and home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 126). Mike LaCoss held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 64). Tony Saunders was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike LaCoss and Tony Saunders

Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.61
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.26
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.51
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.53
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.76
48.76
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.55
58.55
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.02
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.56
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1786
9.24
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
8.93
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.51
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.86
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
3.75
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
5.31
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.44
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.05
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
7.92
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.28
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7496
38.78
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
40.15
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.32
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.58
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
5.1
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.25
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.09
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.07
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6603
34.16
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
33.69
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Mike LaCoss and Tony Saunders

Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.61
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.26
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.65
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.59
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.89
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
2.35
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.46
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.25
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.35
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
0.839
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.55
58.55
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike LaCoss and Tony Saunders

Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
443.34
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
885.71
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
512.61
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
63.94
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.09
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.72
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.85
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.96
13.81
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
27.03
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
82.06
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
85.26
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.97
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.25
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.64
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
10.17
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
19.18
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
206.75
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
271.43
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.01
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.33
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA