Bob Lacey vs. Jim LaMarque — Career Comparison

Bob Lacey
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Bob Lacey 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 3.67 and 1.429 for Bob Lacey. By the career numbers, Jim LaMarque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Lacey and Jim LaMarque

Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
5.67
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.02
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.82
40.82
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.44
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
3.67
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.46
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
9.27
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.82
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.98
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.78
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.47
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.82
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
5.01
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1917
38.28
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
38.35
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.62
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
4.25
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.43
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722
34.39
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
34.82
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Bob Lacey and Jim LaMarque

Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
5.67
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.43
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.96
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.48
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.36
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
95.16
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Lacey and Jim LaMarque

Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
28400
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
102
246.77
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
123.39
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.77
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.48
51.97
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
176.61
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
159.68
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
91.94
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
84.68
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
169.35
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.97
55.56
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100