Leon Chagnon vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Leon Chagnon
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Leon Chagnon 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 4.51 and 1.391 for Leon Chagnon. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Chagnon and Jim LaMarque

Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.09
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.29
54.29
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.3
16.3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
4.51
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1180
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
393.1
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
10.14
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.78
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.38
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
2.47
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
3.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
39.49
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.51
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.99
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
36.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Leon Chagnon and Jim LaMarque

Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.43
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
27
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
9
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.15
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Chagnon and Jim LaMarque

Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
736.36
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
572.73
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
17
92.73
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.84
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
23.61
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
24
130.91
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
19
103.64
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
49.09
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
17.34
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.84
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.1
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100