James Atkins vs. Sean Marshall — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins 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. James Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 3.86 and 1.368 for Sean Marshall. By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Sean Marshall

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
3.86
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
8.72
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.23
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
38.73
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.16
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.23
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361
34.53
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Sean Marshall

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1847
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615.2
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.02
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.86
14.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Sean Marshall

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
545.95
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
86.49
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
75.68
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.69
19.95
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
108.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
97.3
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.05
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.81
9.76
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA