Dave LaRoche Career Pitching Summary

Dave LaRoche played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1983, appearing in 647 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 65 W and 58 L, an ERA of 3.53, 819 SO, a WHIP of 1.313, and a WAR of 14.4.

🧾 Basic Profile

Dave LaRoche
NameDave LaRoche
Date of BirthMay 14, 1948
Nationality
United States
MLB Debut1970

Dave LaRoche Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Dave LaRoche.

Change Chart

    📊 Career Summary

    Dave LaRoche appeared in 647 games over 14 MLB seasons from 1970 to 1983. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS15 (MLB Rank: 3,900)
    GF381 (MLB Rank: 74)
    W65 (MLB Rank: 1,130)
    L58 (MLB Rank: 1,300)
    SV126 (MLB Rank: 123)
    ERA3.53 (MLB Rank: 2,599)
    IP1049.1 (MLB Rank: 1,255)
    CG1 (MLB Rank: 3,968)
    SO819 (MLB Rank: 829)
    BB459 (MLB Rank: 919)
    H919 (MLB Rank: 1,431)
    HR94 (MLB Rank: 1,028)
    SO97.02 (MLB Rank: 2,698)
    BB93.94 (MLB Rank: 5,263)
    H97.88 (MLB Rank: 10,037)
    HR90.81 (MLB Rank: 5,314)
    WHIP1.313 (MLB Rank: 9,075)
    WAR14.4 (MLB Rank: 884)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1983)

    In his final season (1983), Dave LaRoche recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF1
    W0
    ERA18
    IP1
    SO0
    H2
    HR1
    H918
    HR99
    WHIP2
    WAR−0.1

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1978, 10 W
    • Most SO: 1976, 104 SO
    • Most IP: 1980, 128 IP
    • Best WAR: 1976, 3.4 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1975, 2.19 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Dave LaRoche appeared in 2 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.29, pitched 2.1 IP, struck out 3 batters, with 0 W and 0 L.

    Dave LaRoche Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1970
    4
    1
    3.44
    0.8
    4
    44
    49.2
    0.4
    1.248
    6
    41
    21
    20
    19
    106
    3.95
    8
    2.1
    0
    38
    11
    0
    0
    1.1
    7.4
    3.8
    1
    4
    6
    1
    211
    1971
    5
    1
    2.5
    0.833
    9
    63
    72
    1.8
    1.139
    3
    55
    27
    21
    20
    130
    2.41
    7.9
    2.33
    0
    56
    32
    0
    0
    0.4
    6.9
    3.4
    0
    1
    10
    2
    295
    1972
    5
    7
    2.83
    0.417
    10
    79
    95.1
    1.1
    1.164
    9
    72
    39
    33
    30
    114
    3.39
    7.5
    2.03
    0
    62
    43
    0
    0
    0.8
    6.8
    3.7
    1
    6
    6
    2
    396
    1973
    4
    1
    5.8
    0.8
    4
    34
    54.1
    -0.6
    1.546
    7
    55
    29
    37
    35
    68
    4.65
    5.6
    1.17
    0
    45
    22
    0
    0
    1.2
    9.1
    4.8
    0
    1
    3
    1
    242
    1974
    5
    6
    4.79
    0.455
    5
    49
    92
    0.5
    1.63
    9
    103
    47
    54
    49
    80
    4.41
    4.8
    1.04
    4
    49
    21
    0
    0
    0.9
    10.1
    4.6
    3
    3
    7
    6
    422
    1975
    5
    3
    2.19
    0.625
    17
    94
    82.1
    2.3
    1.433
    5
    61
    57
    26
    20
    172
    3.24
    10.3
    1.65
    0
    61
    41
    0
    0
    0.5
    6.7
    6.2
    0
    2
    8
    4
    359
    1976
    1
    4
    2.24
    0.2
    21
    104
    96.1
    3.4
    1.1
    2
    57
    49
    25
    24
    155
    2.3
    9.7
    2.12
    0
    61
    43
    0
    0
    0.2
    5.3
    4.6
    0
    1
    11
    0
    389
    1977
    8
    7
    3.51
    0.533
    17
    79
    100
    1
    1.23
    11
    79
    44
    44
    39
    112
    3.97
    7.1
    1.8
    0
    59
    50
    0
    0
    1
    7.1
    4
    0
    2
    9
    1
    416
    1978
    10
    9
    2.82
    0.526
    25
    70
    95.2
    2.1
    1.265
    7
    73
    48
    35
    30
    129
    3.64
    6.6
    1.46
    0
    59
    46
    0
    0
    0.7
    6.9
    4.5
    0
    2
    11
    0
    403
    1979
    7
    11
    5.57
    0.389
    10
    59
    85.2
    -0.9
    1.623
    13
    107
    32
    54
    53
    73
    4.52
    6.2
    1.84
    1
    53
    25
    0
    0
    1.4
    11.2
    3.4
    1
    2
    4
    0
    387
    1980
    3
    5
    4.08
    0.375
    4
    89
    128
    1.5
    1.258
    14
    122
    39
    62
    58
    96
    3.77
    6.3
    2.28
    9
    52
    17
    1
    0
    1
    8.6
    2.7
    1
    3
    3
    0
    530
    1981
    4
    1
    2.49
    0.8
    0
    24
    47
    0.7
    1.149
    3
    38
    16
    16
    13
    144
    3.49
    4.6
    1.5
    1
    26
    14
    0
    0
    0.6
    7.3
    3.1
    0
    1
    1
    1
    192
    1982
    4
    2
    3.42
    0.667
    0
    31
    50
    1.2
    1.3
    4
    54
    11
    19
    19
    117
    3.24
    5.6
    2.82
    0
    25
    15
    0
    0
    0.7
    9.7
    2
    0
    1
    2
    0
    212
    1983
    0
    0
    18
    0
    0
    0
    1
    -0.1
    2
    1
    2
    0
    2
    2
    30
    15.76
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    9
    18
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    5