Steve Frey vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Steve Frey
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Frey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Frey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.76 and WHIP 1.559 compared to 3.93 and 1.456 for Phil Marchildon. By the career numbers, Steve Frey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Frey and Phil Marchildon

Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.37
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.53
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.55
47.55
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.61
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.83
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.76
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
3.93
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
8.79
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.89
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.56
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.68
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.65
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
3.56
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
39.52
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5309
39.35
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.43
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.41
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
4.48
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.1
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
33.51
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4602
34.11
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Steve Frey and Phil Marchildon

Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.47
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.24
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.78
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.72
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Frey and Phil Marchildon

Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
37680
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
185
236.67
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
518.12
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
74.2
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
62.69
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.96
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.51
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.53
17.31
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
89.55
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
110.02
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.87
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.26
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.85
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-14.11
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.97
10.2
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.54
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
140.72
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
46.06
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0