Andy LaRoche vs. Mallex Smith — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Mallex Smith
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Mallex Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Andy LaRoche. Mallex Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.686 vs .644) and on-base percentage (.325 vs .308). Andy LaRoche had the advantage in home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Mallex Smith 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 Mallex Smith

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
181.44
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
160.34
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1654
600
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1184
531.74
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1480
536.88
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
137.12
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
99.76
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
22.85
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
9.79
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.72
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
81
36.38
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
37.36
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.05
55.71
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191.9
69.61
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
398
178.74
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
193.71
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
403
180.99
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
193.35
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
71.83
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
50.75
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
41.35
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
108.46
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195.7
70.99
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.74
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.62
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
48.61
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
93.41
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
362
131.32
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.42
6.42
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.57
4.57
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.08
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.81
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.71
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.59
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
43.53
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
12.33
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
55.86
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.92
77.92

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Mallex Smith

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.13
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.1
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.01
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10257
27
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3419
9
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
2.25
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.24
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
2.32
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
3.1
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
2.28
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.747
2.747
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.072
2.072
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.09
91.09
Mallex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.39
91.39
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.28
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mallex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0