Dave LaRoche vs. Koji Uehara — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Koji Uehara
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Koji Uehara a clear advantage over Dave LaRoche across the core pitching metrics. Koji Uehara led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 203 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 121 vs 93). Koji Uehara was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Koji Uehara

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
5.55
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.49
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.08
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
3.53
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.66
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
480.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
7.88
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
6.55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.46
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
7.02
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
10.71
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.218
1.218
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1862
34.86
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
3.27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.88
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
3.84
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.86
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3845
32.98
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
32.95
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.86
34.86

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Koji Uehara

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
5.55
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
480.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.41
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.71
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.65
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.124
0.124
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Koji Uehara

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
5562.86
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
87200
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
188.57
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
21.85
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA