Bob Clark vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Bob Clark
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Bob Clark 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 5.44 and 1.968 for Bob Clark. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Clark and Jim LaMarque

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.81
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.44
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
14.38
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.38
14.38
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.33
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
39.45
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.31
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
35.77
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Bob Clark and Jim LaMarque

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.43
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
9
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Clark and Jim LaMarque

Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
738.46
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
12.73
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
3.51
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100