Harvey Branch vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Harvey Branch
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Harvey Branch 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 2.000 for Harvey Branch. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harvey Branch and Mike Marshall

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.73
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Harvey Branch and Mike Marshall

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.68
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Branch and Mike Marshall

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA