Dave LaRoche vs. Elmer Riddle — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Elmer Riddle
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Elmer Riddle 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. Elmer Riddle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 3.53 and 1.390 for Dave LaRoche. By the career numbers, Elmer Riddle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Elmer Riddle

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.46
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.26
65.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
3.53
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3069
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
8.57
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
3.94
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
4.03
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.01
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4406
38.76
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
3.85
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3929
34.57
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Elmer Riddle

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3148
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049.1
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.41
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.65
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.73
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.226
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Elmer Riddle

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
191
300
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
532.46
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
108.38
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
91.1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.71
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.28
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.75
31.03
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
128.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
138.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
47.12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
43.98
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
89.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.93
32.87
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.38
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
5.54
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.85
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100