George Cox vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

George Cox
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White 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 George Cox 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 5.26 and 1.674 for George Cox. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Cox and Jim LaMarque

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.63
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.26
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
11.12
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.94
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
40.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.87
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
36.61
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for George Cox and Jim LaMarque

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.43
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.115
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Cox and Jim LaMarque

George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.77
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
33.87
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
10.99
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-15.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
150
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.1
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100