Karl Adams vs. Sean Marshall — Career Comparison

Karl Adams
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Karl Adams 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 5.01 and 1.452 for Karl Adams. By the career numbers, Sean Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Adams and Sean Marshall

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.35
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.94
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.67
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.01
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.86
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.31
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
8.72
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.76
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.23
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.85
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
39.37
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
38.73
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.63
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.23
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
35.45
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361
34.53
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Karl Adams and Sean Marshall

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.86
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1847
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615.2
9
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.39
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.06
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.02
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.167
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.86
14.86
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Adams and Sean Marshall

Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
581.82
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
545.95
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
86.49
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
75.68
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.5
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
19.95
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
108.11
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.05
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.67
-48.53
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
9.76
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
290.91
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
259.46
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.24
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA