Dave LaRoche Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut1970
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Dave LaRoche Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 3,942)
GF381 (MLB Rank: 75)
W65 (MLB Rank: 1,140)
L58 (MLB Rank: 1,313)
SV126 (MLB Rank: 123)
ERA3.53 (MLB Rank: 2,611)
IP1049.1 (MLB Rank: 1,266)
CG1 (MLB Rank: 3,975)
SO819 (MLB Rank: 845)
BB459 (MLB Rank: 926)
H919 (MLB Rank: 1,441)
HR94 (MLB Rank: 1,046)
SO97.02 (MLB Rank: 2,825)
BB93.94 (MLB Rank: 5,347)
H97.88 (MLB Rank: 10,174)
HR90.81 (MLB Rank: 5,468)
WHIP1.313 (MLB Rank: 9,199)
WAR14.4 (MLB Rank: 890)

📊 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