Cliff Lee vs. Sean Marshall — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff 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. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 113), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 107). Sean Marshall held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 94). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Sean Marshall

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
8.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
3.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
38.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2361
34.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Sean Marshall

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1847
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.86
14.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Sean Marshall

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
545.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
86.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
75.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.74
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
19.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
20
108.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
97.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
9.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
8
43.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA