Ad Lankford vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ad Lankford 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 4.53 and 1.616 for Ad Lankford. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Lankford and Mike Marshall

Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.63
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.53
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
11.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
4.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
41.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
6.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.75
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
36.39
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Ad Lankford and Mike Marshall

Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.46
91.46
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Lankford and Mike Marshall

Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
517.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.18
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
146.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA