Dave LaRoche vs. Julio Urias — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Julio Urias
MillenialMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Julio Urias 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. Julio Urias led in run prevention (ERA+ 142 vs 87), walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 72). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 112). Role difference aside, Julio Urias holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Julio Urias

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.98
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.53
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.75
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.31
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.22
77.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
3.53
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.11
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2151
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
7.88
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
7.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.42
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
7.02
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
8.91
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.218
1.218
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.35
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2917
36.62
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
3.84
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.44
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
33.49
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.62
36.62

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Julio Urias

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.98
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.53
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2151
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.41
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.84
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.65
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.08
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.53
90.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.22
77.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Julio Urias

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
158
777.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
491.8
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
93.44
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
83.61
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
18.44
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
103.28
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
21
103.28
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
88.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
17.86
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
40
196.72
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Julio Urias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
98.36
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Julio Urias
Career
Per 600 PA