Dave LaRoche vs. Wandy Rodriguez — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Wandy Rodriguez
Gen XD.R.Throws LeftBats SwitchCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wandy Rodriguez 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. Wandy Rodriguez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 72), run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 93). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 101). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Wandy Rodriguez.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Wandy Rodriguez

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.56
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.57
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.74
49.74
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
4.1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1560
9.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.07
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
3.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
7.02
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
7.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.4
7.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.166
1.166
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6671
38.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
4.6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.88
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5995
34.65
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Wandy Rodriguez

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
1.66
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.65
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.61
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.53
96.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Wandy Rodriguez

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
280
328.77
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
524.85
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
70.45
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
58.71
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.74
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.74
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.02
11.77
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
82.19
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
82.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
28.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.66
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
52.84
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.04
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.74
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
130
152.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
62.23
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Wandy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA