Joe Connors vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim LaMarque
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim LaMarque built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Connors 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 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Jim LaMarque

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
2.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Jim LaMarque

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Jim LaMarque

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
246.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100