Nelson Chittum vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Nelson Chittum 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 3.84 and 1.397 for Nelson Chittum. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Chittum and Jim LaMarque

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.31
67.31
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.84
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.18
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.97
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
38.51
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.5
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
35.21
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Nelson Chittum and Jim LaMarque

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.72
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.85
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.65
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.65
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Chittum and Jim LaMarque

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
2181.82
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
551.61
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.77
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
33.87
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
31.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
84.68
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
27.56
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.1
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100