Omar Cruz vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Omar Cruz
Gen ZMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational 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 Omar Cruz 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 4.91 and 1.909 for Omar Cruz. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Omar Cruz and Jim LaMarque

Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.91
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
5.73
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
44.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Omar Cruz and Jim LaMarque

Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.91
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.43
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Omar Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omar Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Omar Cruz and Jim LaMarque

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