Steve Busby vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Steve Busby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Busby 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. Steve Busby led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 89), strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 99). Mike Marshall held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 102). Role difference aside, Steve Busby holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Busby and Mike Marshall

Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.59
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.46
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
3.72
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
8.51
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.62
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
3.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
5.59
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.24
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4505
38.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
4.1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.26
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.64
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3963
33.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Steve Busby and Mike Marshall

Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.52
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Busby and Mike Marshall

Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
6680
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
725
2004.61
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
31
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
27.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA