Fred Blaylock vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Fred Blaylock 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 5.4 and 2.175 for Fred Blaylock. 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 Blaylock and Mike Marshall

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.63
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Fred Blaylock and Mike Marshall

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blaylock and Mike Marshall

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
28.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.53
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA