Steve Davis vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Steve Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve 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 6.44 and 1.727 for Steve 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 Steve Davis and Mike Marshall

Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.92
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.44
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.02
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
5.71
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
40.81
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
7.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
35.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Steve Davis and Mike Marshall

Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.92
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Davis and Mike Marshall

Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
600
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
494.93
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA