Adam LaRoche
1B | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 2" 205LBS | Age: 44
Draft: 2000 | Rd: 29, #880, Atlanta Braves | Seminole State College
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2013 590 511 70 121 20 4 .237 .332 .403 .735
2014 586 494 73 128 26 3 .259 .362 .455 .817
2015 484 429 41 89 12 0 .207 .293 .340 .633
12 Seasons 6,329 5,593 752 1,452 255 13 .260 .336 .462 .798
AVG HR SB OPS
2013 .237 20 4 .735
2014 .259 26 3 .817
2015 .207 12 0 .633
12 Seasons .260 255 13 .798
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2015 35 1907 298 24 8.1 5.0 89.6 109.2 13.2 31.5 .211 .376 .283 .301 .368 35.9 27.5 10.1
Player 1907 298 24 8.1 5.0 89.6 109.2 13.2 31.5 .211 .376 .283 .301 .368 35.9 27.5 10.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 45.0 26.2 21.5 7.4 37.6 41.3 21.1 0.3 34.2 25.5 23.5 5.4 8.1 5.0
Player 45.0 26.2 21.5 7.4 37.6 41.3 21.1 0.3 34.2 25.5 23.5 5.4 8.1 5.0
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 519 2,022 9 -10 -2 12 8
2009 608 2,441 5 -18 10 13 10
2010 609 2,433 6 -4 4 12 18
2011 176 737 -8 -13 5 4 -12
2012 661 2,692 7 -8 15 12 26
2013 577 2,360 -4 -21 14 14 2
2014 596 2,408 2 -19 20 13 16
2015 484 1,907 -13 -17 13 8 -10
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 1,907 46.7 62.7 82.6 26.2 54.1 42.0 27.9 43.3 26.1 7.6 69.4
Player 1,907 46.7 62.7 82.6 26.2 54.1 42.0 27.9 43.3 26.1 7.6 69.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		Speed OAA Arm
Strength 		Bat
Speed 		Squared-up
Rate 		Swing
Length
2015 37 4 37 61 27 64 74 67 69 55 8 80 19 68 13
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 665 16.0 40.9% 1.2% 484 22.0 2.1% 9.3%
2011 221 15.0 49.8% 0.9% 158 22.1 4.4% 6.3%
2012 686 16.2 38.0% 1.9% 552 21.8 1.8% 8.3%
2013 663 16.4 34.4% 1.5% 496 22.6 0.8% 13.5%
2014 562 17.2 28.5% 3.4% 556 22.8 0.7% 11.5%
2015 577 18.1 28.9% 2.6% 364 23.5 5.8% 17.9%
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