Bob Lemon vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Bob Lemon
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bob Lemon 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 3.23 and 1.341 for Bob Lemon. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Lemon and Mike Marshall

Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
1.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
1.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.65
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.63
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.79
61.79
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.59
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
3.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8550
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2850
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2559
8.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1281
8.31
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1251
3.95
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
4.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.18
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12099
38.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10791
34.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Bob Lemon and Mike Marshall

Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.94
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
4.7
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2604
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.68
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
7.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
10.82
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
10.48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.124
2.124
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.58
24.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Lemon and Mike Marshall

Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
615
277.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1330
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1183
533.68
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
123.61
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
78.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
24.36
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
16.69
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
45.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138.27
62.38
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
206.17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
166.47
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
66.77
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
66.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
116.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.46
63.37
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
41.95
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
241
108.72
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
5.52
5.52
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
22.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA