Dave LaRoche vs. Saul Rivera — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Saul Rivera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Saul Rivera a clear advantage over Dave LaRoche across the core pitching metrics. Saul Rivera led in home run suppression (HR9+ 383 vs 72), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 93). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 80). Saul Rivera was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Saul Rivera

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
5.55
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.48
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.29
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9.54
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
3.94
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
6.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
40.18
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.35
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
34.83
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Saul Rivera

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
5.55
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.71
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Saul Rivera

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
5562.86
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
12450
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
18.13
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
23.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA