Andy LaRoche

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 205lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: September 13, 1983 in Fort Scott, KS us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 21st round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grayson College (Denison, TX) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 39th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grayson College (Denison, TX).

High School: Fort Scott HS (Fort Scott, KS)

School: Grayson College (Denison, TX)

Debut: May 6, 2007 (Age 23-235d, 19,078th in major league history)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 9, 2013 (Age 29-269d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Agents: ISE Baseball

National Team: us USA (Pro)

Full Name: Andrew Christian LaRoche

Pronunciation: \la-ROHSH\

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Relatives: Brother of Adam LaRoche; Son of Dave LaRoche

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

1184

267

.226

133

RBI

113

OBP

.304

SLG

.336

OPS

.640

OPS+

Summary of 22 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 7 go ahead

2 Tms
PIT	19
LAD	3

Platoon
vs RHP	15
vs LHP	7

Home/Road
Away	12
Home	10

Outs
0	9
2	8
1	5

13 Opps
MIL	4
LAD	3
CHC	3
SFG	2
HOU	2
ARI	1
MIN	1
NYM	1
COL	1
SDP	1
CIN	1
WSN	1
FLA	1

20 Pitchers
Randy Wolf	2
Yovani Gallardo	2
Doug Davis	1
Aaron Harang	1
Chad Gaudin	1
James McDonald	1
Hiroki Kuroda	1
Andrew Miller	1
Bud Norris	1
Ryan Dempster	1
Chris Narveson	1
Brett Myers	1
Ted Lilly	1
Matt Herges	1
Brian Wilson	1
Brandon Medders	1
Francisco Liriano	1
Shairon Martis	1
Pedro Martinez	1
Carlos Villanueva	1

11 Parks
PNC Pk (PIT)	10
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Oracle Park (SFO)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	17
78	3
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	6
3	6
6	3
2	3
5	3
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
1--	4
-2-	2
--3	1

29 RBI
RISP	3
0 on	15
1 on	7
Any on	7

Inning
1	2
2	3
3	2
4	5
5	3
6	1
7	2
8	2
9	2

1-3	7
4-6	9
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	6
-1	2
-2	1
-3	6
-4..	2

Ahead	5
Tied	6
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	6
3-2	3
1-0	3
1-1	3
2-2	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
1-2	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	20
PH	1
1B	1

OrderPos
6th	6
2nd	5
7th	4
8th	3
5th	2
4th	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2007-09-20	LAD	@	COL	Matt Herges	behind 3-7	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	5	0.041	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2008-06-11	LAD	@	SDP	Randy Wolf	behind 0-3	t 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	0.077	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	2	1	2008-07-04	LAD	@	SFG	Brian Wilson	ahead 9-7	t 9	0	---	4,(1-2) .CCBX	1	8	5	0.042	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	3	1	2008-08-03	PIT	@	CHC	Chad Gaudin	behind 3-5	t 8	2	1--	6,(3-2) .BSCBB>X	2	5	5	0.313	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Doumit Scores
5	5	4	1	2008-08-16	PIT		NYM	Pedro Martinez	behind 0-6	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	5	5	0.017	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
6	6	5	1	2008-09-02	PIT	@	CIN	Aaron Harang	tied 1-1	t 2	2	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	7	5	0.107	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2009-05-04	PIT		MIL	Yovani Gallardo	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	5	0.130	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
8	8	2	1	2009-05-19	PIT	@	WSN	Shairon Martis	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	5	0.105	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); N. McLouth Scores
9	9	3	1	2009-06-17	PIT	@	MIN	Francisco Liriano	tied 2-2	t 4	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	5	0.214	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. LaRoche Scores
10	10	4	1	2009-07-04	PIT	@	FLA	Andrew Miller	behind 0-3	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	5	0.085	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	5	1	2009-08-05	PIT		ARI	Doug Davis	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	6	5	0.165	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Pearce Scores
12	12	6	1	2009-08-17	PIT		MIL	Carlos Villanueva	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	6	5	0.115	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
13	13	7	1	2009-08-29	PIT	@	MIL	Yovani Gallardo	behind 1-2	t 5	2	-2-	5,(2-2) BCBSX	2	4	5	0.269	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Young Scores
14	14	8	1	2009-09-07	PIT		CHC	Ted Lilly	behind 0-3	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	5	0.090	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	9	1	2009-09-11	PIT	@	HOU	Bud Norris	behind 0-3	t 5	0	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	7	5	0.085	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	10	1	2009-09-26	PIT		LAD	Randy Wolf	behind 0-3	b 4	0	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	2	5	0.096	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
17	17	11	1	2009-09-28	PIT		LAD	Hiroki Kuroda	ahead 5-0	b 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	5	0.024	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
18	18	12	2	2009-09-28	PIT		LAD	James McDonald	ahead 9-0	b 8	0	1--	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	2	2	5	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); A. McCutchen Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2010-04-13	PIT	@	SFG	Brandon Medders	ahead 4-3	t 9	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	5	0.095	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
20	20	2	1	2010-04-28	PIT	@	MIL	Chris Narveson	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	6,(3-2) BB1FSBX	2	2	5	0.156	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Iwamura Scores
21	21	3	1	2010-05-04	PIT		CHC	Ryan Dempster	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	5	0.106	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	4	1	2010-09-24	PIT		HOU	Brett Myers	behind 5-8	b 6	2	---	3,(1-1) .BFX	1	9	PH	0.081	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)