Jim Abbott vs. Sean Marshall — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Marshall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Marshall led in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 92). Role difference aside, Sean Marshall holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Sean Marshall

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.58
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.86
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
8.72
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
38.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2361
34.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Sean Marshall

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1847
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.2
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.86
14.86
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Sean Marshall

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
2140.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
545.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
86.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
75.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
19.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
108.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
9.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
250
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
43.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA