Tom Drake vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Tom Drake
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational 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 Tom Drake 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 6.13 and 1.941 for Tom Drake. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Drake and Jim LaMarque

Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.08
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.12
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.95
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.034
1.034
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
43.11
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.03
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
36.3
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Tom Drake and Jim LaMarque

Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.43
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
27
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
9
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Drake and Jim LaMarque

Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1425
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
551.61
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
123.39
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
39.05
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
55.19
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.1
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100