Dave LaRoche vs. Preacher Roe — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Preacher Roe
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Preacher Roe 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. Preacher Roe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 3.53 and 1.390 for Dave LaRoche. By the career numbers, Preacher Roe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Preacher Roe

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
1.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.39
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.19
60.19
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
3.53
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
3.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5743
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1914.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1907
8.97
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
2.37
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
4.49
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7904
37.16
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
3.84
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
3.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7383
34.71
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Preacher Roe

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
5.55
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
47.57
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
12.86
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
42.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
56.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.71
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Preacher Roe

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
333
277.12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
515.95
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
56.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
53.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.5
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.64
9.69
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
61.58
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
88.21
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
30.79
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
23.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
53.26
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.64
-3.87
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
31.62
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
215
178.92
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.83
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA