Les Backman vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Les Backman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Les Backman 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 3.61 and 1.453 for Les Backman. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les Backman and Mike Marshall

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.66
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.61
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
244.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
9.69
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
3.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
37.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5842
37.92
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
34.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Les Backman and Mike Marshall

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.84
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.553
1.553
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Backman and Mike Marshall

Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
47
331.76
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
522.35
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
42.35
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
20.58
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
18
127.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
12.02
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
197.65
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA