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Adam LaRoche
David Adam LaRoche
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 6, 1979 in Orange County, CA
High School: Fort Scott (Fort Scott, KS)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 29th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed June 21, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 2004
Relatives: Brother of Andy LaRoche and Son of Dave LaRoche
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2004 24 ATL NL 110 356 324 45 90 27 1 13 45 0 0 27 78 .278 .333 .488 .821 108 158 10 1 2 2 1 3
2005 25 ATL NL 141 502 451 53 117 28 0 20 78 0 2 39 87 .259 .320 .455 .775 100 205 15 4 2 6 7 *3
2006 26 ATL NL 149 557 492 89 140 38 1 32 90 0 2 55 128 .285 .354 .561 .915 130 276 9 2 1 7 5 *3
2007 27 PIT NL 152 632 563 71 153 42 0 21 88 1 1 62 131 .272 .345 .458 .803 108 258 18 3 0 4 5 *3
2008 28 PIT NL 136 554 492 66 133 32 3 25 85 1 1 54 122 .270 .341 .500 .841 123 246 9 2 0 6 7 *3/D
2009 29 TOT MLB 150 629 555 78 154 38 2 25 83 2 2 69 142 .277 .355 .488 .843 123 271 11 0 0 5 12 *3
2009 29 TOT NL 144 610 536 76 149 36 2 24 80 2 2 69 140 .278 .357 .487 .844 124 261 10 0 0 5 12 *3
2009 29 PIT NL 87 368 324 46 80 25 1 12 40 2 2 41 81 .247 .329 .441 .770 106 143 9 0 0 3 6 3
2009 29 BOS AL 6 19 19 2 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .263 .263 .526 .789 95 10 1 0 0 0 0 /3
2009 29 ATL NL 57 242 212 30 69 11 1 12 40 0 0 28 59 .325 .401 .557 .957 151 118 1 0 0 2 6 3
6 Seasons 838 3230 2877 402 787 205 7 136 469 4 8 306 688 .274 .343 .491 .834 116 1414 72 12 5 30 37
162 Game Avg. 162 624 556 78 152 40 1 26 91 1 2 59 133 .274 .343 .491 .834 116 273 14 2 1 6 7
ATL (4 yrs) 457 1657 1479 217 416 104 3 77 253 0 4 149 352 .281 .346 .512 .858 119 757 35 7 5 17 19
PIT (3 yrs) 375 1554 1379 183 366 99 4 58 213 4 4 157 334 .265 .340 .469 .809 113 647 36 5 0 13 18
BOS (1 yr) 6 19 19 2 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .263 .263 .526 .789 95 10 1 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 832 3211 2858 400 782 203 7 135 466 4 8 306 686 .274 .343 .491 .834 116 1404 71 12 5 30 37
AL (1 yr) 6 19 19 2 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .263 .263 .526 .789 95 10 1 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2004 24 ATL NL NLDS HOU L 5 19 17 1 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 5 .235 .316 .471 .786 8 1 0 0 0 0
2005 25 ATL NL NLDS HOU L 3 12 8 2 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 3 1 .500 .636 1.000 1.636 8 0 0 1 0 1
2 Seasons (2 Series) 8 31 25 3 8 2 0 2 10 0 0 5 6 .320 .433 .640 1.073 16 1 0 1 0 1
2 NLDS 8 31 25 3 8 2 0 2 10 0 0 5 6 .320 .433 .640 1.073 16 1 0 1 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 ATL NL 24 1B 98 82 720.0 785 739 41 5 87 .994 -4.1 -6.8 -4.1 -4.5 0.4 0 9.75 7.96 .993 9.51 8.23
2005 ATL NL 25 1B 125 117 1019.1 1154 1070 77 7 105 .994 -9.4 -11.1 -10.4 -2.9 -7.5 1 10.13 9.18 .993 8.83 8.00
2006 ATL NL 26 1B 142 130 1154.1 1217 1116 96 5 109 .996 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.1 0 9.45 8.54 .994 7.80 7.04
2007 PIT NL 27 1B 151 148 1301.1 1383 1296 81 6 154 .996 2.5 2.3 1.5 -1.8 3.3 1 9.52 9.12 .993 6.92 6.62
2008 PIT NL 28 1B 129 128 1135.2 1219 1130 81 8 121 .993 -3.5 -3.7 -2.5 0.5 -3.0 -1 9.60 9.39 .992 7.92 7.75
2008 PIT NL 28 DH 2
2009 TOT MLB 29 1B 148 147 1308.4 1435 1325 108 2 148 .999 9.86 9.68 .993 9.29 8.30
2009 TOT NL 29 1B 144 143 1272.4 1400 1296 102 2 147 .999 9.89 9.71 .993 9.29 8.31
2009 PIT NL 29 1B 87 86 756.2 836 776 59 1 86 .999 9.93 9.60 .993 9.29 8.31
2009 BOS AL 29 1B 4 4 36.0 35 29 6 0 1 1.000 8.75 8.75 .994 9.12 8.10
2009 ATL NL 29 1B 57 57 515.2 564 520 43 1 61 .998 9.83 9.88 .993 9.29 8.31
6 Seasons 1B 793 752 6639.0 7193 6676 484 33 724 .995 -13.2 -2.4 -14.2 -7.5 -6.7 1 9.71 9.03 .993 8.28 7.61
1 Season DH 2
6 Seasons TOT 793 752 6639.0 7193 6676 484 33 724 .995 -13.2 -2.4 -14.2 -7.5 -6.7 1 9.71 9.03 .988 8.28 7.61

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Slugging % s c a p y
2006 NL--.561--8th
Active--.491--40th
Career--.491--127th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
Career--.834--219th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2007 NL--131--10th
2009 NL--140--8th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
Active--116--50th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2009 NL--12--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2007 NL--18--10th

AB per HR s c a p y
Active--21.154--40th
Career--21.154--147th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 3 (2043), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1516), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1199), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Brad Fullmer (933)
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  9. Joe Hauser (928)
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  8. Glenn Davis (931)
  9. David Ortiz (930)
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  3. David Ortiz (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Tino Martinez (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 18th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 42nd round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 29th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2000.

January 19, 2007: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Jamie Romak (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Gonzalez and Brent Lillibridge.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2004Atlanta Braves$300,000
2005Atlanta Braves$337,500
2006Atlanta Braves$420,000
2007Pittsburgh Pirates$3,200,000
2008Pittsburgh Pirates$5,000,000
2009Pittsburgh Pirates$7,050,000
Career (may be incomplete)$16,307,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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