Joe Dobson vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Joe Dobson 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 3.62 and 1.336 for Joe Dobson. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and Mike Marshall

Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.43
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
3.62
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
8.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
3.53
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9159
37.99
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
4.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Mike Marshall

Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
4.7
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.68
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Mike Marshall

Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
508.76
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
77.37
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
70.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.46
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.74
20.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
88.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
121.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
25.55
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
57.66
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.67
17.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
3.37
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
46.72
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA