Bill Crouch vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Bill Crouch
Greatest GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Bill Crouch 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 3.47 and 1.355 for Bill Crouch. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Crouch and Jim LaMarque

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.89
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.47
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
9.19
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.01
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
37.81
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
38.35
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.21
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.82
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.43
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
34.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
34.82
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Crouch and Jim LaMarque

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.43
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
9
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Crouch and Jim LaMarque

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
41
492
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
551.61
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.22
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.75
-20.95
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.45
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
10
120
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.1
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100