Collin Balester vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Collin Balester
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Collin Balester 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 5.47 and 1.515 for Collin Balester. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Collin Balester and Mike Marshall

Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.95
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.99
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.76
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.73
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.47
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
9.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.75
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
5.71
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
40.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
5.88
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
35.21
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Collin Balester and Mike Marshall

Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.95
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.99
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.94
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.76
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Collin Balester and Mike Marshall

Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
88
1257.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
28
400
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
494.93
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
13.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
7
100
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
17.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
142.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
4.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
49.77
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA