Dave LaRoche vs. Dennis Ribant — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dennis Ribant
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Ribant 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. Dennis Ribant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 72), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 87). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 69). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dennis Ribant.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Dennis Ribant

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
2.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.97
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.87
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
9.3
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.95
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.19
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.18
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2177
37.78
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.25
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
35.47
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Dennis Ribant

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
2.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.97
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.68
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Dennis Ribant

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
165
582.35
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
561.18
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
109.41
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
88.24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.18
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.93
27.98
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
137.65
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
123.53
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.94
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
84.71
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.72
27.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
91.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.54
6.54
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA