Ray Dobens vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Ray Dobens
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Ray Dobens 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 3.81 and 1.447 for Ray Dobens. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Dobens and Jim LaMarque

Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.49
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.81
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.16
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.86
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
38.44
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.54
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.81
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.43
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
35.26
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Ray Dobens and Jim LaMarque

Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.43
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
27
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
9
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Dobens and Jim LaMarque

Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
733.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
551.61
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
123.39
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
69.11
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.48
51.97
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
176.61
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
159.68
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
92.55
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.97
55.56
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.1
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100