Dave LaRoche vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith 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. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 3.53 and 1.390 for Dave LaRoche. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Charlie Smith

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
3.53
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.92
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5097
34
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Charlie Smith

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.41
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Charlie Smith

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA