Derek Lowe vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Derek Lowe 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. Derek Lowe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 89), walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 99). Mike Marshall held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Derek Lowe.

Pitching Stats for Derek Lowe and Mike Marshall

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.59
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.53
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1195
4.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2759
9.3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
5.8
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
5.71
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11358
38.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
4.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10330
34.8
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Derek Lowe and Mike Marshall

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.74
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.68
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.53
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
2.33
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
2.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Lowe and Mike Marshall

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
489.89
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
494.93
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
73.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
57.3
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.61
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.73
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.53
18.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
91.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
105.62
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
28.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
60.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
11.81
13.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
129
144.94
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
49.77
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA