Danny Friend vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Danny Friend
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Friend as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Marchildon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.71 and 1.561 for Danny Friend. By the career numbers, Phil Marchildon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Friend and Phil Marchildon

Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.09
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.37
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.04
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.52
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.47
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.46
52.46
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.55
47.55
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.57
87.57
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.95
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.61
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.71
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.93
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1655
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
551.2
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9.98
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.36
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.06
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.58
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.98
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2506
40.88
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5309
39.35
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
6.23
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.48
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2197
35.84
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4602
34.11
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Danny Friend and Phil Marchildon

Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.1
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.79
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.78
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.51
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.23
90.23
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.275
2.275
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Friend and Phil Marchildon

Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
69
163.64
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
236.67
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
564.43
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
144.66
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
58
74.2
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
113.83
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
62.69
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.83
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.51
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.86
54.21
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
13.53
17.31
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
187.35
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
70
89.55
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
166.01
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
110.02
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
66.4
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
26.87
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
33.26
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.46
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
46
58.85
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.17
62.06
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7.97
10.2
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
9
21.34
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.54
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
110
140.72
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.23
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
46.06
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0