Andy LaRoche
Andrew Christian LaRoche
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: September 13, 1983 in Fort Scott, KS
High School: Fort Scott (Fort Scott, KS)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 39th round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed August 14, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 6, 2007
Relatives: Brother of Adam LaRoche and Son of Dave LaRoche
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Standard Fielding

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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
2007 LAD NL 23 3B 30 28 237.0 73 22 48 3 8 .959 1.0 5.1 0.0 1.1 -1.1 1 2.66 2.33 .953 2.68 2.25
2007 LAD NL 23 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
2007 LAD NL 23 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
2008 TOT NL 24 3B 59 57 502.1 170 25 135 10 20 .941 1.2 2.9 0.2 -1.5 1.7 1 2.87 2.71 .957 2.60 2.23
2008 LAD NL 24 3B 14 12 105.0 32 6 25 1 1 .969 -1.5 -17.1 -1.5 -2.3 0.8 0 2.66 2.21 .956 2.60 2.23
2008 LAD NL 24 2B 3 2 13.0 9 7 2 0 3 1.000 -0.2 -18.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 6.23 3.00 .978 4.85 4.03
2008 LAD NL 24 1B 1 1 8.0 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 13.50 12.00 .992 9.34 8.20
2008 PIT NL 24 3B 45 45 397.1 138 19 110 9 19 .935 2.7 8.2 1.7 0.8 0.9 1 2.92 2.87 .957 2.60 2.23
2009 PIT NL 25 3B 146 142 1246.0 432 97 321 14 34 .968 11.9 11.5 10.9 4.2 6.7 1 3.02 2.86 .956 2.57 2.18
3 Seasons 3B 235 227 1985.1 675 144 504 27 62 .960 14.1 8.5 11.1 3.8 7.3 3 2.94 2.76 .956 2.59 2.20
1 Season 2B 3 2 13.0 9 7 2 0 3 1.000 -0.2 -18.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 6.23 3.00 .978 4.85 4.03
1 Season 1B 1 1 8.0 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 13.50 12.00 .992 9.34 8.20
1 Season LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
3 Seasons TOT 240 230 2007.1 696 162 507 27 66 .961 13.9 8.3 10.9 3.8 7.1 3 3.00 2.79 .918 2.63 2.25

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2007 LAD NL 23 35 28 35 31 0 0 0 0 30 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0
2008 PIT NL 24 49 45 49 45 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2008 LAD NL 24 27 15 27 17 0 0 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2009 PIT NL 25 150 142 150 146 0 0 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
3 Seasons 261 230 261 239 0 0 1 3 235 0 1 0 0 1 0 25 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
2007 LAD NL 23 1071 64% 70% 29% 74 88% 0 22 16 5 1 48 34 13 1 0 3 0 2 1 2 8 6 1 8 0 0 0 2 50%
2008 PIT NL 24 1831 59% 75% 31% 145 84% 1 19 14 1 4 110 76 27 2 1 9 0 4 5 7 19 16 0 19 0 0 0 11 45%
2008 LAD NL 24 466 62% 71% 32% 33 88% 1 6 4 2 0 25 20 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 100%
2009 PIT NL 25 5592 58% 76% 31% 423 88% 6 97 64 10 23 321 238 61 6 14 14 0 8 6 12 34 26 2 31 2 2 0 21 76%
3 Seasons 8960 59% 75% 31% 675 87% 8 144 98 18 28 504 368 103 11 16 27 0 14 13 21 62 49 3 59 2 2 0 35 66%
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 87% 65%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
2008 LAD NL 24 63 81% 68% 29% 3 100% 0 7 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0
1 Season 63 81% 68% 29% 3 100% 0 7 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
2008 LAD NL 24 32 44% 81% 38% 3 100% 0 11 1 9 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 32 44% 81% 38% 3 100% 0 11 1 9 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 93% 83%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2007 LAD NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 67% 0% 0
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 67% 0% 0
MLB Averages 62.5% 2.0% 56% 74% 39% 46%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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