Jim Archer vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Archer 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 3.94 and 1.373 for Jim Archer. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Mike Marshall

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.62
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
3.94
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
38.94
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Mike Marshall

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.51
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.93
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Mike Marshall

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
526.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
5.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-18.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
3.84
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA