Dave LaRoche vs. Rick Rhoden — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rick Rhoden
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Rick Rhoden 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. Rick Rhoden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 72), walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 97), and run prevention (ERA+ 96 vs 87). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 88). Role difference aside, Rick Rhoden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Rick Rhoden

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
1.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.32
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.71
54.71
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.01
92.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
3.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7781
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2606
9.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.04
9.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.69
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
2.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.22
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
4.92
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
0.856
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.28
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10900
37.82
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1143
3.97
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.36
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.23
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.77
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9889
34.31
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Rick Rhoden

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
1.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.32
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7781
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.34
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.96
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
1.94
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.01
92.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Rick Rhoden

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
427
308.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
830
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
550.12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
130.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
96.87
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
27.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.51
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.98
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58.07
41.98
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
18
154.29
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
177.83
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
143.13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
41.93
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
54.22
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
89.64
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.57
43.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.29
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
82.41
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.98
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.61
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.46
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.72
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.72
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0