Cal Dorsett vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Cal Dorsett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cal Dorsett 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 11.85 and 2.780 for Cal Dorsett. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Dorsett and Mike Marshall

Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
4.7
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.3
12.3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
16.46
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.46
16.46
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
8.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.95
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
51.37
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.17
13.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.781
2.781
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
42.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.37
51.37
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Cal Dorsett and Mike Marshall

Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4159
27
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386.1
9
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Dorsett and Mike Marshall

Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
494.93
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
49.77
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA