Dave LaRoche

Positions: Relief Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: May 14, 1948 in Colorado Springs, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 20th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from West HS (Torrance, CA) and the California Angels in the 5th round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase.

High School: West HS (Torrance, CA)

School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Paradise, NV)

Last Game: August 23, 1983 (Age 35-101d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: David Eugene LaRoche

Pronunciation: \la-ROHSH\

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Relatives: Father of Adam LaRoche, Andy LaRoche

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.1

ERA

3.53

647

126

1049.1

819

WHIP

1.313

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1968	20	-0.7	Quad Cities	MIDW	A	CAL	5	7	.417	2.36	3.54	33	5		0	0		84.0	76	33	22	3	29	6	80	2	0	6		1.250	8.1	0.3	3.1	8.6	2.76
1969	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	CAL	8	4	.667	3.17	3.42	46	0		0	0	9	71.0	64	27	25	6	33	4	65	3	0	0		1.366	8.1	0.8	4.2	8.2	1.97
1969	21	-1.9	El Paso	TL	AA	CAL	6	3	.667	2.94	2.94	35	0		0	0	8	49.0	43	16	16	4	25	2	46	2	0	0		1.388	7.9	0.7	4.6	8.4	1.84
1969	21	-0.8	San Jose	CALL	A	CAL	2	1	.667	3.68	4.50	11	0		0	0	1	22.0	21	11	9	2	8	2	19	1	0	0		1.318	8.6	0.8	3.3	7.8	2.38
1970	22	-3.2	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	CAL	6	0	1.000	1.24	1.71	22	1		0	0	5	58.0	31	11	8	2	19	3	67	0	1	4		0.862	4.8	0.3	2.9	10.4	3.53
1970	22	-5.2	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	4	1	.800	3.44	3.62	38	0	11	0	0	4	49.2	41	20	19	6	21	6	44	4	1	1	211	1.248	7.4	1.1	3.8	8.0	2.10
1971	23	-3.9	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	5	1	.833	2.50	2.63	56	0	32	0	0	9	72.0	55	21	20	3	27	10	63	1	0	2	295	1.139	6.9	0.4	3.4	7.9	2.33
1972	24	-3.2	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	5	7	.417	2.83	3.12	62	0	43	0	0	10	95.1	72	33	30	9	39	6	79	6	1	2	396	1.164	6.8	0.8	3.7	7.5	2.03
1973	25	-2.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	1	.800	5.80	6.13	45	0	22	0	0	4	54.1	55	37	35	7	29	3	34	1	0	1	242	1.546	9.1	1.2	4.8	5.6	1.17
1974	26	1.3	Wichita	AA	AAA	CHC	1	3	.250	5.06	5.34	6	6		1	0	0	32.0	37	19	18	6	7	0	17	0	0	1		1.375	10.4	1.7	2.0	4.8	2.43
1974	26	-1.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	6	.455	4.79	5.28	49	4	21	0	0	5	92.0	103	54	49	9	47	7	49	3	3	6	422	1.630	10.1	0.9	4.6	4.8	1.04
1975	27	-1.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	5	3	.625	2.19	2.84	61	0	41	0	0	17	82.1	61	26	20	5	57	8	94	2	0	4	359	1.433	6.7	0.5	6.2	10.3	1.65
1976	28	0.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	4	.200	2.24	2.34	61	0	43	0	0	21	96.1	57	25	24	2	49	11	104	1	0	0	389	1.100	5.3	0.2	4.6	9.7	2.12
1977	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CAL-CLE	8	7	.533	3.51	3.96	59	0	50	0	0	17	100.0	79	44	39	11	44	9	79	2	0	1	416	1.230	7.1	1.0	4.0	7.1	1.80
1977	29	1.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	2	.500	5.30	6.27	13	0	11	0	0	4	18.2	15	13	11	3	7	1	18	0	0	1	75	1.179	7.2	1.4	3.4	8.7	2.57
1977	29	1.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	6	5	.545	3.10	3.43	46	0	39	0	0	13	81.1	64	31	28	8	37	8	61	2	0	0	341	1.242	7.1	0.9	4.1	6.8	1.65
1978	30	2.8	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	10	9	.526	2.82	3.29	59	0	46	0	0	25	95.2	73	35	30	7	48	11	70	2	0	0	403	1.265	6.9	0.7	4.5	6.6	1.46
1979	31	3.6	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	7	11	.389	5.57	5.67	53	1	25	0	0	10	85.2	107	54	53	13	32	4	59	2	1	0	387	1.623	11.2	1.4	3.4	6.2	1.84
1980	32	4.3	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	3	5	.375	4.08	4.36	52	9	17	1	0	4	128.0	122	62	58	14	39	3	89	3	1	0	530	1.258	8.6	1.0	2.7	6.3	2.28
1981	33	5.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	4	1	.800	2.49	3.06	26	1	14	0	0	0	47.0	38	16	13	3	16	1	24	1	0	1	192	1.149	7.3	0.6	3.1	4.6	1.50
1982	34	8.4	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	3	1	.750	3.77	4.94	17	0	9	0	0	4	31.0	27	17	13	2	14	3	20	1	0	1		1.323	7.8	0.6	4.1	5.8	1.43
1982	34	5.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	4	2	.667	3.42	3.42	25	0	15	0	0	0	50.0	54	19	19	4	11	2	31	1	0	0	212	1.300	9.7	0.7	2.0	5.6	2.82
1983	35	9.5	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	1	1	.500	5.40	5.40	7	0	4	0	0	2	8.1	11	5	5	1	7	4	8	3	0	0		2.160	11.9	1.1	7.6	8.6	1.14
1983	35	6.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		18.00	18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.000	18.0	9.0	0.0	0.0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		65	58	.528	3.53	3.84	647	15	381	1	0	126	1049.1	919	448	411	94	459	81	819	29	7	18	4459	1.313	7.9	0.8	3.9	7.0	1.78
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		24	16	.600	2.88	3.55	131	12	13	1	0	20	284.1	246	112	91	20	109	20	257	9	1	12		1.249	7.8	0.6	3.5	8.1	2.36
All Levels (16 Seasons)							89	74	.546	3.39	3.78	778	27	394	2	0	146	1333.2	1165	560	502	114	568	101	1076	38	8	30	4459	1.299	7.9	0.8	3.8	7.3	1.89

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		11	5	.688	3.06	3.62	52	7	13	1	0	11	129.1	106	52	44	11	47	10	112	4	1	6		1.183	7.4	0.8	3.3	7.8	2.38
AA (1 season)					Minors		6	3	.667	2.94	2.94	35	0		0	0	8	49.0	43	16	16	4	25	2	46	2	0	0		1.388	7.9	0.7	4.6	8.4	1.84
A (2 seasons)					Minors		7	8	.467	2.63	3.74	44	5		0	0	1	106.0	97	44	31	5	37	8	99	3	0	6		1.264	8.2	0.4	3.1	8.4	2.68