Brian Barber vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Brian Barber
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Brian Barber 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 6.77 and 1.710 for Brian Barber. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Barber and Mike Marshall

Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.52
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.73
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.77
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.74
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
5.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
5.71
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
41.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.77
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
35.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Brian Barber and Mike Marshall

Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.52
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Barber and Mike Marshall

Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1560
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
494.93
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
14.87
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
13.83
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
49.77
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA