Andy LaRoche vs. Bob Spence — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bob Spence
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Andy LaRoche posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Spence. Andy LaRoche posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.308 vs .265). Bob Spence had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Bob Spence

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
181.44
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
210.73
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1184
531.74
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
535.61
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
119.91
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
37
108.29
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
83.53
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
27
79.02
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.63
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
9.88
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
36.38
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
10
29.27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.05
55.71
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
15.84
46.35
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
178.74
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
56
163.9
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
180.99
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
54
158.05
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
59.73
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
13
38.05
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
50.75
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
55.61
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
100.6
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
28
81.95
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.43
55.88
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
15.45
45.23
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
16
46.83
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
93.41
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
137.56
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.42
6.42
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
4.36
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.94
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.25
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.94
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Bob Spence

Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.13
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.18
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
9
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
9.81
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.76
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
3.24
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
10.63
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
3.1
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
10.56
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.747
2.747
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
86
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.28
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.11
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0