Bill Donovan vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Bill Donovan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bill Donovan 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 3.2 and 1.490 for Bill Donovan. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Donovan and Mike Marshall

Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.87
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
9.87
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.55
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
39.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.21
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
35.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Bill Donovan and Mike Marshall

Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4159
27
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386.1
9
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.211
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Donovan and Mike Marshall

Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
38
712.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
525
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
33.21
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
45.62
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA