Andy LaRoche vs. Mel Simons — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Mel Simons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Andy LaRoche posted the stronger offensive profile against Mel Simons. Andy LaRoche posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .625) and slugging (.336 vs .314). Mel Simons had the advantage in batting average (.268 vs .226). 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 Mel Simons

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
181.44
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
211.27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1184
531.74
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
546.48
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
146.48
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
121.13
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
23.8
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.35
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.69
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
36.38
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.35
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.05
55.71
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
19.12
53.87
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
178.74
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
61
171.83
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
180.99
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
64
180.28
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.61
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
50.75
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
101.41
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.36
62.99
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.83
11.83
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Mel Simons

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.13
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8325
27
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2775
9
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.82
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.24
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
3.1
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.747
2.747
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.28
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0