Dave LaRoche vs. Bryan Rekar — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bryan Rekar
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bryan Rekar 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. Bryan Rekar led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 72), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 93). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 86). Role difference aside, Bryan Rekar holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Bryan Rekar

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.48
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.78
33.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.44
82.44
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
5.62
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1965
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
10.83
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.36
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.86
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
5.26
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.902
0.902
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2927
40.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
6.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.35
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.66
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2638
36.25
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Bryan Rekar

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.48
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1965
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.85
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.99
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.44
82.44
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Bryan Rekar

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
131
1228.13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
55
515.63
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
14.83
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
93.75
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.88
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.85
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
25
234.38
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0