Dave LaRoche vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich 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. Pete Vuckovich led in home run suppression (HR9+ 142 vs 72), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 93). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 101). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Pete Vuckovich.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Pete Vuckovich

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.66
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
8.99
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.37
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
5.45
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6189
38.27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
4.11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.41
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5501
34.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Pete Vuckovich

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Pete Vuckovich

Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.54
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
65.82
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.36
16.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
101.27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.97
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
8.22
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
49
124.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100