Ray Hale vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Ray Hale
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Hale 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 5.67 and 1.852 for Ray Hale. 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 Hale and Jim LaMarque

Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.83
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.02
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.67
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.67
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.83
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
42.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2061
38.35
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
8.67
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
38.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.67
42.67
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Ray Hale and Jim LaMarque

Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.62
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.43
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.21
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Hale and Jim LaMarque

Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
275
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
551.61
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
123.39
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.15
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-21.53
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.45
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
2.18
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100