Robert Dean vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Robert Dean
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Robert Dean 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 4.34 and 1.321 for Robert Dean. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robert Dean and Mike Marshall

Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.63
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.34
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
8.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.902
0.902
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
39.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.02
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.75
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
34.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Robert Dean and Mike Marshall

Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
88.24
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robert Dean and Mike Marshall

Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
257.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
12.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
4.83
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
6.58
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA