Andy LaRoche vs. Danny Shay — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Danny Shay
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Andy LaRoche and Danny Shay are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy LaRoche posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .620) and slugging (.336 vs .294). Danny Shay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.325 vs .308). By the career numbers, Andy LaRoche 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 Danny Shay

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
181.44
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
231
156.43
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
886
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1184
531.74
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
775
524.83
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
125.96
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
103.61
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
17.61
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.39
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.35
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
36.38
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
33
22.35
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.05
55.71
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.74
63.48
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
178.74
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
228
154.4
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
180.99
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
192.33
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
50.75
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
62
41.99
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
100.9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101.58
68.79
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
6.74
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.77
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
54.34
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
59.59
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
36.57
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.41
16.41
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.8
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.59
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.21
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.21
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Danny Shay

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.13
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.05
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.91
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5682
27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1894
9
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.91
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
2.28
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.14
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
3.24
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
5.53
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
3.1
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
5.05
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.32
91.32
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.747
2.747
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.832
4.832
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.27
87.27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.28
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.28
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0