Fred Anderson vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Fred Anderson 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. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 3.14 and 1.332 for Mike Marshall. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Mike Marshall

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
3.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
8.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5842
37.92
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
3.79
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
33.91
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Mike Marshall

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
4.7
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.68
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Mike Marshall

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.71
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.05
14.37
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
87.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
92.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
21.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
51.79
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
2.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.43
3.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA