Lance Lynn vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Lance Lynn
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Lance Lynn 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. Lance Lynn led in run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 100), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 89), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 102). Mike Marshall held the edge in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Lance Lynn.

Pitching Stats for Lance Lynn and Mike Marshall

Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.64
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.63
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
3.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1856
8.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
3.16
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
5.71
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8520
38.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
4.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.66
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7643
34.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Lance Lynn and Mike Marshall

Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.37
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Lynn and Mike Marshall

Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
364
655.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
509.91
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
24
43.24
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
19
34.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
6.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
29
52.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
38
68.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
27.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.61
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
22
39.64
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.03
-14.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
21.62
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
159
286.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
49.77
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA