Ken Ash vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Marchildon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Phil Marchildon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Phil Marchildon

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.55
47.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.61
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.29
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
39.35
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4602
34.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Phil Marchildon

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Phil Marchildon

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
236.67
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
74.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
62.69
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.51
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.53
17.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
89.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
110.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
26.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.97
10.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
110
140.72
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
46.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0