Melvin Bunch vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Melvin Bunch
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Melvin Bunch 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 6.84 and 1.680 for Melvin Bunch. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Melvin Bunch and Mike Marshall

Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.24
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.84
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
11.16
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.78
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
41.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.84
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
37.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Melvin Bunch and Mike Marshall

Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.24
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Melvin Bunch and Mike Marshall

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