League Leaders Who Led?

Jim LaMarque

1942–1948  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  6'1", 173 lb  ·  b. 1920 Potosi, MO

Career 35–17 · 3.46 ERA · 308 SO · 483.2 IP · 102 G · 51 H · 3 HR · 35 RBI · .224 AVG

Seasons leading his league
18
0 best in baseball 18 league only
34 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1947 Best season

Spanning 1945–1948, peaking at 7 titles in 1947.

1947 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the NAL in 10 W, 3.39 ERA, 80 SO
1948 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the NAL in 9 W, 3.20 ERA, 80 SO
Led in Complete Games for 3 straight seasons (1946–1948) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 74th League titles 18
  • 231st Top-5 finishes 34

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Complete Games 3 1st 3 yrs (1946–1948) 1946 NAL 6 1947 NAL 12 1948 NAL 12
Strikeouts / 9 3 1st 2 yrs (1947–1948) 1945 NAL 7.02 1947 NAL 5.90 1948 NAL 6.10 1946 #2
Innings Pitched 3 1st 3 yrs (1946–1948) 1946 NAL 76.0 1947 NAL 122.0 1948 NAL 118.0 1945 #2
Walks + Hits / IP 2 1st 2 yrs (1947–1948) 1947 NAL 1.31 1948 NAL 1.20 1945 #2 1946 #2
Strikeouts 2 1st 2 yrs (1947–1948) 1947 NAL 80 1948 NAL 80 1945 #2 1946 #3
Wins 2 1st 2 yrs (1947–1948) 1947 NAL 10 1948 NAL 9 1945 #2 1946 #3
Earned Run Average 2 1st 2 yrs (1947–1948) 1947 NAL 3.39 1948 NAL 3.20 1945 #2 1946 #2
Saves 1 1st — 1946 NAL 1 1947 #2 1948 #2
Shutouts — #2 — 1944 #2 1945 #3 1947 #3 1948 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1948 7 ERA 3.20 W 9 SO 80 WHIP 1.20 IP 118.0 K/9 6.10 CG 12
1947 7 ERA 3.39 W 10 SO 80 WHIP 1.31 IP 122.0 K/9 5.90 CG 12
1946 3 SV 1 IP 76.0 CG 6
1945 1 K/9 7.02

Pitching

6 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1942 KCM NAL 3 0 3.22 6 5 0 36.1 26 13 0 15 19 1.13
1944 KCM NAL 2 3 4.91 6 3 0 40.1 45 22 0 13 21 1.44
1945 KCM NAL 7 2 3.16 12 10 0 91.0 81 32 5 23 71 1.14
1946 KCM NAL 4 5 3.67 11 9 1 76.0 80 31 0 23 37 1.36
1947 KCM NAL 10 3 3.39 17 15 1 122.0 125 46 0 35 80 1.31
1948 KCM NAL 9 4 3.20 16 13 1 118.0 117 42 3 24 80 1.20
Career — — 35 17 3.46 68 55 3 483.2 474 186 8 133 308 1.26

Batting

6 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1942 KCM NAL 10 16 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 .125 .222 .313 .535
1944 KCM NAL 16 27 5 8 1 0 1 6 2 0 1 .296 .345 .444 .789
1945 KCM NAL 20 48 7 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 .125 .125 .146 .271
1946 KCM NAL 13 28 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
1947 KCM NAL 25 63 13 18 4 2 0 12 2 0 0 .286 .318 .413 .731
1948 KCM NAL 18 46 9 15 3 0 1 11 7 0 0 .326 .426 .457 .882
Career — — 102 228 38 51 9 2 3 35 13 0 3 .224 .272 .320 .592

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 68 21 161 5 8 .973
OF 17 9 0 0 0 1.000
1B 3 14 0 3 0 .824
2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000