Tom Acker vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim LaMarque
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim LaMarque built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim LaMarque posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Jim LaMarque

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
8.82
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
5.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
34.82
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Jim LaMarque

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Jim LaMarque

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
551.61
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
62.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100