Bill Lee vs. Sean Marshall — Career Comparison

Bill Lee
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Marshall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 3.86 and 1.368 for Sean Marshall. By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Lee and Sean Marshall

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.45
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.19
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.53
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.49
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.84
51.84
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.57
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
3.54
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.86
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8592
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2864
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2953
9.28
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
8.72
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
2.81
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
3.23
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
3.14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.17
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12187
38.3
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
38.73
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.14
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
4.1
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.23
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11270
35.42
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2361
34.53
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Bill Lee and Sean Marshall

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.86
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1847
27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615.2
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.39
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.06
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.02
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.786
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.86
14.86
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Lee and Sean Marshall

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
255.19
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1098
600
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
535.52
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
545.95
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
90.16
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
86.49
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
78.14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
75.68
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.73
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.02
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.02
21.32
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
19.95
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
108.74
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
20
108.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
114.21
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
97.3
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
32.24
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.8
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
68.31
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
16.81
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
9.76
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.95
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
96.72
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
40.44
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.24
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.93
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA