Dave LaRoche vs. Jose Rijo — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jose Rijo
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jose Rijo 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. Jose Rijo led in home run suppression (HR9+ 127 vs 72), run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 93). Role difference aside, Jose Rijo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Jose Rijo

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
1.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.29
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.56
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.44
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.04
56.04
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
3.53
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
3.24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5640
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1710
8.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.17
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
7.02
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
7.69
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
37.66
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
3.84
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
3.7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.39
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.22
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7050
33.75
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Jose Rijo

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
1.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.29
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5640
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.69
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.94
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.88
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Jose Rijo

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
377
442.66
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445
522.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
99.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
82.19
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.61
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.85
24.48
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
122.11
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
109.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
29.35
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
34.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
61.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.6
23.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.39
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
101
118.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
5.06
5.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
68.1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67