Andy LaRoche vs. Art Shires — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Art Shires
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Art Shires posted the stronger offensive profile against Andy LaRoche. Art Shires posted stronger numbers in OPS (.741 vs .644) and on-base percentage (.347 vs .308). Andy LaRoche had the advantage in home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Art Shires 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 Art Shires

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
181.44
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
290
159.78
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
1089
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1184
531.74
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PAverified
986
543.25
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
158.13
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
120.66
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
23.8
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
24.79
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.61
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.06
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
36.38
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
37.47
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.05
55.71
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136.42
75.16
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
178.74
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
214.33
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
180.99
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
204.41
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
65.01
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
113
50.75
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
65.56
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
124.52
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151.34
83.38
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.65
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
81
44.63
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.16
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.56
17.56
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.47
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.59
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.41
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.06
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.47
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Art Shires
Career
Per 600 PA
42.11
42.11

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Art Shires

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Art Shires
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.13
Art Shires
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Art Shires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8325
27
Art Shires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2775
9
Art Shires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.82
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2286
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Art Shires
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.24
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2481
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
3.1
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.75
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.747
2.747
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.46
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Art Shires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.28
Art Shires
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Shires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Shires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Shires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Shires
Career
Per 9 Innings
0