Terry Fox vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Terry Fox
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Fox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 3.93 and 1.456 for Phil Marchildon. By the career numbers, Terry Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Terry Fox and Phil Marchildon

Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.37
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.55
47.55
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.61
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.34
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.99
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
3.93
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
8.59
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.77
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.81
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
4.19
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
3.56
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
37.72
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
39.35
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.29
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.38
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
4.48
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1528
34.64
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4602
34.11
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Terry Fox and Phil Marchildon

Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397.1
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.72
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.56
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.456
0.456
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Fox and Phil Marchildon

Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
1851.22
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
185
236.67
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
65
475.61
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
518.12
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
74.2
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
62.69
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.51
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
22.59
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.53
17.31
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
80.49
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
89.55
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
124.39
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
110.02
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
26.87
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.26
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
58.85
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
15.94
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.97
10.2
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.54
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
292.68
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
140.72
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
46.06
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0