Howard Craghead vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Howard Craghead
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows 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 Howard Craghead 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 6.26 and 1.696 for Howard Craghead. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Craghead and Jim LaMarque

Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.87
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.26
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.57
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.7
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
41.48
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.3
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.65
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
36.39
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Howard Craghead and Jim LaMarque

Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.43
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
27
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
9
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Craghead and Jim LaMarque

Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3000
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
84.68
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
169.35
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100