Andy LaRoche vs. Jason Smith — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Jason Smith
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Andy LaRoche and Jason Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy LaRoche posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .610) and on-base percentage (.308 vs .249). Jason Smith had the advantage in slugging (.361 vs .336). 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 Jason Smith

Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
181.44
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
269.9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1184
531.74
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
576
559.22
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
119.91
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
122
118.45
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
83.53
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
80
77.67
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.56
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.71
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
9.88
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.5
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
36.38
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
40.78
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.05
55.71
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
53.94
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
178.74
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
201.94
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
180.99
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
150
145.63
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
63.11
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
50.75
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
58.25
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
104.85
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.43
55.88
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
52.99
51.45
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.85
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
22.33
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
93.41
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
175.73
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.42
6.42
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.65
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.59
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.62
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Jason Smith

Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.13
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.08
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
2.28
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
2.72
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
3.24
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
4.96
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
3.1
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.8
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.747
2.747
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.165
3.165
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.43
59.43
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.28
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.63
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0