Andy LaRoche vs. Bill Sommers — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Sommers
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Andy LaRoche and Bill Sommers are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Sommers posted stronger numbers in OPS (.677 vs .644) and on-base percentage (.370 vs .308). Andy LaRoche had the advantage in slugging (.336 vs .307). By the career numbers, Bill Sommers 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 Bill Sommers

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
181.44
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
229.41
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
170
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1184
531.74
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
137
483.53
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
123.53
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.35
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.65
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
36.38
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.18
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.05
55.71
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
15.73
55.53
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
178.74
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
42
148.24
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
180.99
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
211.76
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
84.71
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
50.75
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
49.41
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
134.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
65.71
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
54.34
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
88.24
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.41
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
12.14
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.24
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.07
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.65
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.94
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.53
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Bill Sommers

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.13
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8325
27
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2775
9
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.82
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.24
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
3.1
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.747
2.747
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.345
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.28
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0