Fred Besana vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Fred Besana
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Fred Besana 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 5.6 and 2.038 for Fred Besana. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Besana and Mike Marshall

Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
47.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.038
2.038
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
39.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.38
47.38
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Fred Besana and Mike Marshall

Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.68
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Besana and Mike Marshall

Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
840
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
494.93
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-14.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA