Lynn Brenton vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Lynn Brenton
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Lynn Brenton 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 3.97 and 1.538 for Lynn Brenton. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lynn Brenton and Mike Marshall

Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.82
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.73
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.97
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.81
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
38.99
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
5.62
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
35.98
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Lynn Brenton and Mike Marshall

Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4159
27
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386.1
9
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.49
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.618
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lynn Brenton and Mike Marshall

Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
34
453.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
533.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
80
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
18.3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
11.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA