Dave LaRoche vs. Drew Rom — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Drew Rom
Gen ZOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Rom 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. Dave LaRoche posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.390 compared to 8.02 and 2.079 for Drew Rom. By the career numbers, Dave LaRoche had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Drew Rom

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.63
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.63
13.63
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.87
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
3.94
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
7.02
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.218
1.218
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
45.45
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.09
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.079
2.079
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
40.1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Drew Rom

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.65
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Drew Rom

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
600
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA