Bill Drake vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bill Drake 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 3.69 and 1.393 for Bill Drake. 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 Drake and Mike Marshall

Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.58
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
3.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
9.46
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5842
37.92
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.77
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.75
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.66
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5145
33.39
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Bill Drake and Mike Marshall

Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.52
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3358
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
92.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Drake and Mike Marshall

Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
533.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
81.66
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.61
42.66
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.31
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
148.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.56
44.87
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
36.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
6.58
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
23.82
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA