Andy LaRoche vs. Bob Pettit — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bob Pettit
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Andy LaRoche and Bob Pettit are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Pettit posted stronger numbers in slugging (.351 vs .336) and batting average (.240 vs .226). Andy LaRoche had the advantage in on-base percentage (.308 vs .288). By the career numbers, Bob Pettit 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 Bob Pettit

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
181.44
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
96
139.47
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
413
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1184
531.74
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
562.23
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
135.11
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
103.15
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.62
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
9.88
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
36.38
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
22
31.96
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.05
55.71
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.26
65.76
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
178.74
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
197.58
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
180.99
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
119
172.88
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
90.07
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
50.75
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.11
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.01
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48.58
70.58
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.81
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
22
31.96
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.04
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.32
13.32
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.94
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.59
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Bob Pettit

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.13
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.22
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.26
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.63
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.24
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.09
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
3.1
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.89
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.59
90.59
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.747
2.747
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.28
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0