Sam Lanford vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Sam Lanford
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Sam Lanford 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 5.14 and 2.143 for Sam Lanford. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Lanford and Mike Marshall

Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.73
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
48.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Sam Lanford and Mike Marshall

Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Lanford and Mike Marshall

Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA