Rick Anderson vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Rick 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. Mike Marshall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.75 and 1.521 for Rick Anderson. 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 Anderson and Mike Marshall

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.43
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.84
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.7
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.91
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
39.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
35.66
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Mike Marshall

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.68
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Mike Marshall

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1400
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-21.51
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
49.77
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA