Rick Adams vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Rick Adams
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Rick Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Marshall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Marshall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 3.59 and 1.388 for Rick Adams. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Adams and Mike Marshall

Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.58
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.59
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.59
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
38.92
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.31
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
34.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Rick Adams and Mike Marshall

Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Adams and Mike Marshall

Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
511.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
30.66
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
38.94
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
5.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA