Ed Donnelly vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ed Donnelly 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 4.03 and 1.534 for Ed Donnelly. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Donnelly and Mike Marshall

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Ed Donnelly and Mike Marshall

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4159
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386.1
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Donnelly and Mike Marshall

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA