Shaun Marcum vs. Ryan O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Shaun Marcum
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan O'Rourke
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shaun Marcum built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan O'Rourke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shaun Marcum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.252 compared to 4.84 and 1.324 for Ryan O'Rourke. By the career numbers, Shaun Marcum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shaun Marcum and Ryan O'Rourke

Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.7
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.53
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.42
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
3.93
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
8.36
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.33
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.12
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.74
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
7.3
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.12
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.28
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4305
37.62
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
37.99
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.59
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
34.18
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
31.66
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Shaun Marcum and Ryan O'Rourke

Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.7
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.77
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.18
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.97
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.95
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shaun Marcum and Ryan O'Rourke

Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
738.75
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
33600
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
483.75
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.25
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
22.34
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
93.75
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.75
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
14.91
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
44
165
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA