Jim Davis vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Jim Davis
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Davis 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 4.01 and 1.408 for Jim Davis. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Davis and Mike Marshall

Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.32
25.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
8.48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.93
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
3.96
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
4.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.925
0.925
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
38.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.63
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
34.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Jim Davis and Mike Marshall

Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
2.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.94
96.94
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.617
0.617
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.32
25.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Davis and Mike Marshall

Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
154
796.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
116
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
512.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
8.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
103.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.21
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.93
-4.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
54
279.31
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA