Dave LaRoche vs. Shane Reynolds — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Shane Reynolds
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shane Reynolds 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. Shane Reynolds led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 72), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 93). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 98). Role difference aside, Shane Reynolds holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Shane Reynolds

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.57
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.48
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.09
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5375
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1935
9.72
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.96
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
7.02
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
7.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7610
38.23
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
895
4.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.76
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7026
35.29
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Shane Reynolds

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5375
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.61
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.44
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
2.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.84
97.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Shane Reynolds

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
306
278.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
496.36
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
70
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
51.82
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.64
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
18.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.29
17.54
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
97.27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
84.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
30.91
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
65.45
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.15
6.5
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.82
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
12.73
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
247
224.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
88.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.36
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA