Andy LaRoche vs. Jim Smith — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Jim Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Andy LaRoche and Jim Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy LaRoche posted a career OPS of .644 against Jim Smith's .646. On the surface stats, Andy LaRoche and Jim Smith are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Andy LaRoche and Jim Smith

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
181.44
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
484.62
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1184
531.74
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
484.62
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
119.91
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
83.53
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
36.38
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.05
55.71
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
52.88
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
178.74
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
161.54
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
180.99
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
173.08
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
59.73
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
50.75
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.04
58.11
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
54.34
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
7.43
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.25
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Jim Smith

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.13
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.08
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.14
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
2.28
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.15
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
3.24
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.73
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
3.1
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
5.29
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.747
2.747
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.546
2.546
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.28
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.63
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0