David Buchanan vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

David Buchanan
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

David Buchanan 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 4.97 and 1.518 for David Buchanan. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Buchanan and Mike Marshall

David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.66
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.61
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.78
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.73
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.97
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
10.63
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
5.34
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
39.93
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.34
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
35.92
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for David Buchanan and Mike Marshall

David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.66
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.61
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.87
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.66
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Buchanan and Mike Marshall

David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
348.39
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
483.87
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
494.93
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
48.39
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
23.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
125.81
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
20.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
174.19
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
49.77
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA