Lance Davis vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Lance Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Lance 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 4.74 and 1.486 for Lance 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 Lance Davis and Mike Marshall

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.63
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.74
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.02
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.88
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
39.02
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
35.72
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Lance Davis and Mike Marshall

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.95
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Davis and Mike Marshall

Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
340.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
535.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
9.64
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-7.61
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
49.77
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA