Lee Davis vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Lee Davis
UnknownKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Lee 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 5.63 and 1.625 for Lee 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 Lee Davis and Mike Marshall

Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.73
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
39.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
33.75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Lee Davis and Mike Marshall

Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Davis and Mike Marshall

Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
494.93
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
24.28
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA