Dick Burton vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Dick Burton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Dick Burton 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 4.71 and 1.376 for Dick Burton. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Burton and Mike Marshall

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.73
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.71
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
9.17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.72
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
41.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.44
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.75
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.91
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Dick Burton and Mike Marshall

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burton and Mike Marshall

Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
8.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-17.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
6.58
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA