Dave LaRoche vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Willis Roberts a clear advantage over Dave LaRoche across the core pitching metrics. Willis Roberts led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 72), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 87), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 97). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 87). Willis Roberts was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Willis Roberts

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.16
12.16
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.88
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
6.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.87
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.35
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
35.01
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Willis Roberts

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.35
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.16
12.16
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Willis Roberts

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
5562.86
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.45
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA