Joe Davenport vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Joe Davenport
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational 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 Joe Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Davenport posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.46 and 1.255 for Jim LaMarque. By the career numbers, Joe Davenport had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Davenport and Jim LaMarque

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.46
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
8.82
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
5.73
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
38.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
38.35
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.99
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
34.82
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Davenport and Jim LaMarque

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.43
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Davenport and Jim LaMarque

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
123.39
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.48
51.97
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
176.61
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
159.68
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.97
55.56
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100