Andy LaRoche vs. Daniel Palka — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Daniel Palka
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Andy LaRoche and Daniel Palka are closely matched on the surface stats. Daniel Palka posted stronger numbers in OPS (.714 vs .644) and slugging (.433 vs .336). Andy LaRoche had the advantage in on-base percentage (.308 vs .281). By the career numbers, Daniel Palka had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Andy LaRoche and Daniel Palka

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
181.44
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
154
170.48
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
542
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1184
531.74
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
501
554.61
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
120.66
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
83.53
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
62
68.63
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.61
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.32
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
22
9.88
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.1
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
36.38
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
52.03
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.05
55.71
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.88
70.71
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
178.74
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
240.22
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
180.99
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
150
166.05
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
66.42
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
50.75
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
78.6
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
112.92
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58.04
64.25
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.32
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
38
42.07
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.32
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
93.41
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
208.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.42
6.42
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.94
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.07
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.21
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.21
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.94
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.43
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Daniel Palka

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.13
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.19
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.03
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.07
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2091
27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.58
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.24
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.64
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
3.1
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.64
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Daniel Palka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.747
2.747
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.22
90.22
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.28
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Palka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0