Scott Downs vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican 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 Scott Downs 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 3.56 and 1.387 for Scott Downs. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Jim LaMarque

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.56
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
8.73
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
8.82
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.8
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.34
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
5.73
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3213
38.49
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.99
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.43
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.96
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2870
34.38
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
34.82
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Jim LaMarque

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.43
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.72
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.57
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
2.43
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.34
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
96.06
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Jim LaMarque

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
551.61
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.1
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100