Guy Cooper vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Guy Cooper
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth 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 Guy Cooper 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 5.33 and 1.444 for Guy Cooper. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Cooper and Jim LaMarque

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.31
67.31
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.67
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
8.82
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.33
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
36.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
38.35
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
31
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
34.82
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Guy Cooper and Jim LaMarque

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.43
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
9
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Cooper and Jim LaMarque

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
900
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-60
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100