Dave LaRoche vs. Buck Ross — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Buck Ross
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck Ross 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 4.94 and 1.551 for Buck Ross. 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 Buck Ross

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.56
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.63
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.09
37.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.79
76.79
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
4.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4096
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1545
10.18
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.75
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
3.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
2.37
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6141
40.48
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
5.81
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5561
36.66
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Buck Ross

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3148
27
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049.1
9
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.41
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.65
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.084
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Buck Ross

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
237
284.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
537.6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
82.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
66
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.2
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.46
20.96
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
106.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
109.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
28.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
57.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.18
12.21
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
141
169.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.55
3.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA