Rudy Arroyo vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Rudy Arroyo 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 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Jim LaMarque

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Jim LaMarque

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.43
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Jim LaMarque

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100