Dave LaRoche vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave LaRoche as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave LaRoche led in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 80), walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 82). Dan Petry held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 72). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dave LaRoche.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Dan Petry

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.54
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
3.95
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1984
8.58
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.32
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
4.6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8860
38.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
4.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.29
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7837
33.9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Dan Petry

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Dan Petry

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
5562.86
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
102.86
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA