Yu Darvish vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Yu Darvish 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. Yu Darvish led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 104), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 99). Role difference aside, Yu Darvish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Yu Darvish and Mike Marshall

Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
3.65
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1281
8.31
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
5.71
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5842
37.92
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
3.83
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Yu Darvish and Mike Marshall

Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yu Darvish and Mike Marshall

Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
297
1080
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
165
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
54.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
10.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
22
80
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
19
69.09
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.18
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.51
-16.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.91
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
1.99
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.64
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA