Joe Lotz vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Joe Lotz
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Joe Lotz 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 4.28 and 1.200 for Joe Lotz. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Lotz and Mike Marshall

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.98
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1281
8.31
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.83
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
36.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5842
37.92
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.35
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
32.18
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5145
33.39
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Joe Lotz and Mike Marshall

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4159
27
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386.1
9
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Lotz and Mike Marshall

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
77.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
86.84
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA