Dave LaRoche stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 1983

Relief Pitcher

Age 78 · 6' 2"

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Dave LaRoche played 14 MLB seasons, 1970 to 1983.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
647
W
65
L
58
ERA
3.53
IP
1,049.1
K
819
BB
459
WHIP
1.31

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1970LAA38413.4449.244211.25
1971LAA56512.5072.063271.14
1972MIN62572.8395.179391.16
1973CHC45415.8054.134291.55
1974CHC49564.7992.049471.63
1975CLE61532.1982.194571.43
1976CLE61142.2496.1104491.10
1977CLE/LAA59873.51100.079441.23
1978LAA591092.8295.270481.26
1979LAA537115.5785.259321.62
1980LAA52354.08128.089391.26
1981NYY26412.4947.024161.15
1982NYY25423.4250.031111.30
1983NYY10018.001.0002.00

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
0
L
0
ERA
4.50
IP
2.0
K
3
BB
1
WHIP
1.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
1
SHO
0
K/9
7.0
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1970LAA0008.00000
1971LAA0007.90000
1972MIN0007.50000
1973CHC0005.60000
1974CHC0004.80000
1975CLE00010.30000
1976CLE0009.70000
1977CLE/LAA0007.10000
1978LAA0006.60000
1979LAA0006.20000
1980LAA0106.30000
1981NYY0004.60000
1982NYY0005.60000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
78 yearsMay 14, 1948
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1970
Birthplace
Colorado Springs, CO

What were Dave LaRoche's career stats?

Dave LaRoche played 14 seasons for the Angels, the Twins, the Cubs, the Guardians and the Yankees. He had 65 wins and 819 strikeouts with a 3.53 ERA over 1,049.1 innings. His best season was 1978: 10 wins, a 2.82 ERA and 70 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1970 to 1983

Dave LaRoche finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

All-time career rank

  • 124th in saves (126)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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