Jim LaMarque vs. Mickey Welch — Career Comparison

Jim LaMarque
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mickey Welch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Jim LaMarque built a career as a starting pitcher and Mickey Welch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Welch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 3.46 and 1.255 for Jim LaMarque. By the career numbers, Mickey Welch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim LaMarque and Mickey Welch

Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.06
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.02
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.03
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
0.58
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
0.39
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.88
80.88
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.69
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.98
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.08
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.46
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
2.71
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14406
27
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4802
9
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
8.82
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4588
8.6
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
2.47
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
2.43
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.73
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
3.47
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.51
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2061
38.35
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20308
38.06
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.43
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2556
4.79
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
1871
34.82
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18959
35.53
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Jim LaMarque and Mickey Welch

Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.43
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.1
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.98
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15318
27
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5106
9
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
0.47
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.61
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
1.26
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.27
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.46
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1132
2
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.33
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
1.73
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.48
86.48
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.326
2.326
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.54
68.54
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.04
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim LaMarque and Mickey Welch

Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
246.77
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
159.32
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
248
600
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2286
600
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
228
551.61
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
577.69
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
51
123.39
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
129.13
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
97.38
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
9
21.77
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
24.41
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.2
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.15
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.87
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
31.76
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.48
51.97
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169.5
44.49
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
171.39
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.68
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
577
151.44
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
91.94
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
70.34
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
84.68
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
53.02
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
169.35
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
120.21
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.97
55.56
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178.99
46.98
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.84
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.79
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.45
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
21.52
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
329
86.35
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim LaMarque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.1
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.62
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.62
Jim LaMarque
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100