Dave LaRoche vs. Harry Rhodes — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Harry Rhodes
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Rhodes 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.390 compared to 6.19 and 1.750 for Harry Rhodes. By the career numbers, Dave LaRoche had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Harry Rhodes

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.09
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.69
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
3.94
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.78
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.094
1.094
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
44.16
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.69
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.72
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
37.13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.16
44.16

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Harry Rhodes

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.15
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.68
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Harry Rhodes

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
24
288
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
132
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
96
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
46.97
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
154.29
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
168
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
156
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
72
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
51
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100