Ted Lyons vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Ted Lyons
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ted Lyons 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 3.67 and 1.348 for Ted Lyons. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lyons and Mike Marshall

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
1.28
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.05
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
0.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.06
53.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.77
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1696
3.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12483
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4489
9.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
2.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
2.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17846
38.6
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2056
4.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16694
36.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Ted Lyons and Mike Marshall

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4159
27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386.1
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lyons and Mike Marshall

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
705
245.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1726
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
543.34
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
126.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
104.63
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.74
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.98
41.71
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
155.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
154.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
56.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
51.8
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
106.37
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.31
47.73
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.43
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
25.38
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
69.87
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
8.59
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
6.58
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
28.85
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA