Dave LaRoche vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Ruthven 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. Dick Ruthven led in home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 72), walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 93). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dick Ruthven.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Dick Ruthven

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
49.2
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9047
38.61
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.39
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
34.48
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Dick Ruthven

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Dick Ruthven

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
95.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
76.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
13.97
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.63
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.58
22.96
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
119.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
110.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
32.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
65.98
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.76
19.99
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.42
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
212
164.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
3.65
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.99
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57