Bob Anderson vs. Sean Marshall — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Anderson 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 98). Bob Anderson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 99). Role difference aside, Sean Marshall holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Sean Marshall

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.63
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.26
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.86
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
8.72
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.42
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.23
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
5.37
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3634
38.9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
38.73
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
4.82
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.23
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2361
34.53
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Sean Marshall

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1847
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.2
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.39
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.02
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.86
14.86
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Sean Marshall

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
538.69
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
545.95
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
72.26
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
86.49
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
75.68
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.34
18.26
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
19.95
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
94.16
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
108.11
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
98.54
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
97.3
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.43
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
6.18
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
9.76
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
234.31
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.85
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.24
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA