Lance Lynn vs. Sean Marshall — Career Comparison

Lance Lynn
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lance Lynn 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. Sean Marshall led in home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 98), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 97), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 110). Lance Lynn held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Sean Marshall.

Pitching Stats for Lance Lynn and Sean Marshall

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.64
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.54
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
3.74
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.86
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1856
8.33
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
8.72
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.04
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.88
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
3.16
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
3.23
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.04
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
7.85
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.22
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
38.73
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
4.11
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.23
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.66
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
34.28
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2361
34.53
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Lance Lynn and Sean Marshall

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1847
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.2
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.37
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.63
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.39
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.06
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.06
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.02
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.86
14.86
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Lynn and Sean Marshall

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
364
655.86
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
509.91
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
545.95
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.24
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
86.49
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.23
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
75.68
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.73
6.71
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
19.95
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
52.25
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
108.11
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
68.47
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
27.03
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.61
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
39.64
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.05
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.03
-14.47
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
9.76
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.62
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
159
286.49
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
259.46
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.06
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
8
43.24
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA