Andy LaRoche vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Andy LaRoche. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .644) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .308). Andy LaRoche had the advantage in home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Start 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 Joe Start

Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
181.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1184
531.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
36.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.05
55.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
398
178.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
403
180.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
133
59.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
113
50.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
224
100.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.74
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.94
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Joe Start

Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
3.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
3.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.747
2.747
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0