Dave LaRoche vs. Jerry Upp — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jerry Upp
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jerry Upp 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. Jerry Upp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.69 and WHIP 1.425 compared to 3.53 and 1.390 for Dave LaRoche. By the career numbers, Jerry Upp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Jerry Upp

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.36
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
3.53
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
8.78
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
3.94
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.39
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
37.8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
3.84
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
33.75
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Jerry Upp

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Jerry Upp

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
42.72
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
154.29
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
39.22
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Jerry Upp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Upp
Career
Per 600 PA