Jerry Cram vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Jerry Cram
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Jerry Cram as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Cram posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 3.46 and 1.255 for Jim LaMarque. By the career numbers, Jerry Cram had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Cram and Jim LaMarque

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.98
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.46
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.68
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
2.47
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.724
0.724
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
37.06
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
38.35
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.43
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.99
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
34.45
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
34.82
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Jerry Cram and Jim LaMarque

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.43
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.72
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.05
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.05
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Cram and Jim LaMarque

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
2300
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100